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: 10327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9665	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9386	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: 9242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9284	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9146	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9812
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9768	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9818	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9848	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9636
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9669	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9627	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9520	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9328
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10734	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10885	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10797
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9874	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9706	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9555	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9641
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9487	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9541

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease