External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10119	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9465	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9176	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9100
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9017	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9089	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8935	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9596
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9556	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9605	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9631	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9416
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9460	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9426	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9296	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9112
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10665	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10505	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10670	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10580
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9667	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9488	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9350	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9432
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9269	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9356

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease