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: 7597	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7030	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6766	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6729
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6632	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6679	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6551	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7159
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7080	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7167	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7145	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6956
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6995	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6860	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6697
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8014	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7909	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8095	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7969
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7229	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6980	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6923	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7003
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6827	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6928

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease