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: 19809	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17600	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17345	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17272
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17262	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17493	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16979	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17879
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17914	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17970	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17920	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17565
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17681	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17739	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17516	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17470
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19868	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19758	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20005	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20252
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18243	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17964	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17739	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17800
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17556	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18888

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease