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: 6258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5657	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5486	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5410
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5369	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5375	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5258	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5779
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5747	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5796	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5685	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5615
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5668	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5662	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5599	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5431
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6504	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6386	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6505
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5860	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5661	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5576	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5651
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5528	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5623

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease