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: 8672	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8066	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7804	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7734
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7651	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7707	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7565	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8185
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8141	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8189	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8190	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7995
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8042	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8007	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7896	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7723
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9138	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9014	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9184	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9056
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8269	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8058	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7956	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8027
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7883	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7950

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease