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: 10317	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9653	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9362	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9287
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9221	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9129	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9801
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9754	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9804	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9834	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9622
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9657	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9614	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9503	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9307
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10877	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10721	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10873	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10776
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9863	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9694	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9541	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9624
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9469	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9525

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease