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: 10382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9733	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9366
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9305	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9341	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9205	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9882
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9826	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9888	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9921	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9692
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9723	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9680	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9586	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9390
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10945	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10799	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10961	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10859
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9942	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9769	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9623	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9711
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9545	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9593

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease