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: 7160	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6572	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6361	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6295
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6228	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6254	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6138	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6702
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6652	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6710	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6616	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6515
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6577	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6553	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6467	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6291
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7390	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7636	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7516
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6771	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6543	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6483	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6567
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6424	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease