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: 8878	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8275	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8008	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7931
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7864	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7902	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7761	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8391
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8346	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8397	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8418	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8207
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8247	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8212	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8100	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7928
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9245	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9401	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9284
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8482	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8271	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8163	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8243
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8092	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8152

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease