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: 7478	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6901	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6667	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6617
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6562	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6442	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7026
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6964	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7030	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7015	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6828
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6877	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6858	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6751	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6590
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7772	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7963	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7841
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7096	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6852	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6797	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6873
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6721	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6817

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease