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: 7917	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7318	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7068	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7045
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6864	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7451
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7391	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7464	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7452	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7255
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7300	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7283	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7180	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7006
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8242	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8422	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8298
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7532	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7305	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7215	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7307
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7155	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7237

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease