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: 7695	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6860	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6835
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6722	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6770	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6648	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7259
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7185	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7259	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7237	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7094	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7071	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6964	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6794
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8125	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8015	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8194	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8060
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7327	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7074	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7024	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7097
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6936	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7022

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease