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: 9721	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9091	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8777	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8722
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8626	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8711	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8565	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9204
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9170	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9219	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9244	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9086	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9016	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8892	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8696
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10234	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10156
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9284	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9088	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8957	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9062
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8892	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8954

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease