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: 7532	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6959	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6712	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6669
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6573	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6605	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6494	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7091
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7025	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7102	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7082	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6892
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6932	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6914	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6803	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6645
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7949	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7838	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8027	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7903
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7159	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6904	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6861	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6950
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6767	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6866

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease