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: 10342	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9677	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9410	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9317
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9257	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9301	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9158	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9823
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9833	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9860	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9654
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9681	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9639	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9542	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9345
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10901	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10752	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10897	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10809
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9891	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9720	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9564	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9660
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9500	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9552

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease