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: 7112	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6530	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6309	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6250
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6191	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6214	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6085	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6664
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6607	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6659	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6579	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6469
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6525	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6509	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6240
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7431	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7344	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7586	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7463
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6730	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6436	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6521
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6365	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6463

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease