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: 7349	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6778	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6543	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6488
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6410	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6445	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6319	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6897
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6840	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6904	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6894	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6700
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6759	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6735	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6628	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6477
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7738	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7625	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7833	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7716
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6968	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6731	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6673	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6747
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6591	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6693

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease