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: 10222	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9570	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9270	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9199
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9125	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9185	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9043	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9709
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9659	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9711	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9729	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9524
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9560	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9528	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9407	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9208
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10777	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10627	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10786	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10691
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9779	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9598	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9446	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9534
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9386	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9450

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease