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: 10829	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10159	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9870	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9759
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9721	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9766	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9611	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10299
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10247	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10328	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10353	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10125
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10148	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10081	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9996	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9815
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11394	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11221	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11396	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11297
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10368	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10195	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10060	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10137
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9962	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10010

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease