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: 7054	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6462	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: 6186
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6128	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6024	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6595
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6539	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6599	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6519	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6408
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6442	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6451	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6360	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6179
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7361	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7509	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7399
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6656	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6431	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6373	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6464
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6302	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6408

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease