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: 8228	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7630	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7383	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7311
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7281	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7138	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7744
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7702	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7759	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7754	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7561
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7598	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7598	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7484	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7307
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8677	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8551	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8730	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8604
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7833	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7622	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7526	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7598
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7454	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7527

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease