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: 13880	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12997	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12526	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12544
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12400	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12573	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12405	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13163
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13131	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13185	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13186	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12955
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12987	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12907	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12647	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12453
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14444	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14192	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14471	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14326
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13252	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13030	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12892	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13001
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12747	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12950

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease