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: 7462	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6894	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6648	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6606
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6548	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6430	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7018
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6954	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7021	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7006	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6819
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6872	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6841	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6733	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6577
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7870	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7954	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7825
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7093	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6839	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6789	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6867
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6708	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6804

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease