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: 11028	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10363	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10057	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9945
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9910	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9965	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9801	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10500
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10448	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10508	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10552	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10335
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10340	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10296	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10187	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10005
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11595	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11416	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11602	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11509
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10564	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10403	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10238	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10334
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10152	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10225

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease