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: 10402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9753	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9469	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9380
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9330	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9364	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9228	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9894
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9851	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9896	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9932	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9721
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9744	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9701	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9599	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9410
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10979	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10820	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10879
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9952	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9786	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9635	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9717
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9568	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9617

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease