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: 10354	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9693	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9420	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9332
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9270	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9313	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9170	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9840
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9798	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9848	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9877	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9662
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9693	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9646	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9552	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9356
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10916	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10769	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10821
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9904	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9729	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9577	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9672
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9509	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9558

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease