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: 12370	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11648	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11218
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11130	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11245	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11072	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11799
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11769	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11832	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11857	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11655
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11651	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11544	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11423	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11222
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13006	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12776	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12963	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12874
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11883	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11685	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11532	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11626
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11435	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11549

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease