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: 10233	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9279	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9206
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9199	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9048	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9721
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9667	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9718	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9745	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9570	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9540	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9416	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9218
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10789	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10796	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10704
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9788	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9607	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9544
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9396	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9458

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease