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: 7377	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6804	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6573	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6526
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6440	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6465	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6349	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6935
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6867	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6934	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6916	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6734
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6790	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6763	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6667	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6504
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7779	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7669	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7869	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7744
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7003	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6762	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6700	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6779
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6621	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6722

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease