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: 36060	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27207	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27272	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26174
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26418	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26926	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25332	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27799
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27742	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27963	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27948	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27491
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27644	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27775	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27520	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27500
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29776	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30117	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31412
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29071	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28517	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28119	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27885
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27163	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32972

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease