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: 7134	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6551	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6334	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6272
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6204	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6233	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6115	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6683
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6628	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6685	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6591	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6493
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6546	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6533	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6443	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6266
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7463	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7610	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7488
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6742	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6521	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6458	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6536
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6399	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6483

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease