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: 8677	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8071	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7735
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7568	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8190
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8150	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8194	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8196	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7999
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8048	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8013	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7902	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7729
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9143	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9022	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9186	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9062
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8274	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8062	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7958	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8032
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7891	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7955

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease