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: 10258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9606	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9231
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9163	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9224	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9077	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9742
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9703	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9752	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9780	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9571
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9597	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9564	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9436	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9240
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10813	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10819	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10731
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9812	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9640	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9492	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9577
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9421	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9481

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease