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: 7123	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6535	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6313	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6257
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6194	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6221	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6091	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6671
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6617	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6670	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6587	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6484
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6535	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6515	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6427	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6250
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7439	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7350	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7595	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7471
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6734	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6506	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6448	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6528
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6379	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6472

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease