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: 22261	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19748	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19536	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19092
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19042	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18771	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20088
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19980	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20235	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20105	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19745
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20090	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19689	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19710
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22189	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22467
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20471	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20227	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20000	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20066
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19675	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20788

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease