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: 14770	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13702	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13268
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13194	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13347	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13114	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13884
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13847	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13999	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13943	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13653
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13696	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13696	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13492	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13326
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15322	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15268
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13987	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13876	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13674	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13732
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13469	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13800

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease