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: 34787	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26505	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26591	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25502
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25698	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24754	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27071
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27007	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27231	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27194	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26772
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26918	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27040	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26822	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26808
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28989	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29046	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29407	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30567
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28264	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27727	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27375	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27143
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26490	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31859

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease