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: 8218	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7624	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7372	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7306
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7225	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7128	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7736
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7697	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7751	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7748	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7552
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7591	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7590	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7473	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7296
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8666	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8544	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8727	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8594
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7825	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7614	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7514	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7590
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7446	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7524

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease