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: 8793	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8195	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7940	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7848
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7790	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7825	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7677	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8316
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8266	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8322	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8331	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8132
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8173	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8133	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8033	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7845
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9279	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9142	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9318	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9198
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8400	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8201	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8081	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8156
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8016	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8090

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease