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: 7410	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6843	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6599	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6561
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6466	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6492	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6383	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6970
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6899	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6970	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6957	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6775
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6823	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6797	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6693	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6540
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7812	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7698	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7775
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7033	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6783	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6742	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6825
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6661	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6751

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease