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: 10373	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9715	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9440	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9357
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9295	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9196	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9863
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9816	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9878	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9905	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9680
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9718	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9673	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9578	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9375
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10784	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10940	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10849
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9927	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9758	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9604	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9694
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9533	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9584

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease