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: 7483	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6906	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6670	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6628
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6531	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6567	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6449	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7036
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6974	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7042	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7022	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6838
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6884	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6867	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6756	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6595
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7892	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7776	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7971	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7846
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7102	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6859	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6803	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6883
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6727	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6826

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease