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: 7040	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6442	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6226	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6179
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6145	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6014	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6571
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6527	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6589	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6497	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6394
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6430	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6427	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6341	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6166
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7348	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7254	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7493	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7381
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6639	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6418	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6365	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6451
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6285	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6398

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease