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: 10307	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9641	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9348	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9278
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9202	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9267	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9120	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9784
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9737	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9795	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9823	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9606
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9646	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9600	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9490	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9292
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10708	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10856	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10760
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9845	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9682	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9533	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9615
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9458	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9515

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease