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: 7060	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6467	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6243	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6190
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6130	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6159	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6028	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6597
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6546	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6607	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6522	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6410
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6450	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6453	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6180
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7366	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7269	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7512	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7403
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6662	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6439	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6375	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6466
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6307	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6411

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease