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: 7688	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7113	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6846	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6823
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6711	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6760	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6636	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7250
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7170	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7246	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7224	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7041
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7088	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7068	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6953	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6786
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8114	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8004	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8180	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8050
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7316	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7068	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7020	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7086
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6922	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7009

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease