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: 7102	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6517	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6291	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6235
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6173	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6066	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6643
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6593	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6642	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6561	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6454
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6501	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6490	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6399	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6230
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7414	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7320	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7563	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7447
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6704	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6485	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6413	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6499
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6354	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6453

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease