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: 7246	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6671	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6437	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6389
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6347	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6227	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6799
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6740	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6806	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6701	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6600
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6671	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6634	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6546	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6378
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7595	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7491	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7737	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7618
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6858	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6634	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6581	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6645
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6510	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6604

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease