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: 4429	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3888	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3755	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3678
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3696	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3647	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3547	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3941
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3937	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3939	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3858	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3871
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3890	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3910	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3915	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3718
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4537	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4455
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4079	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3923	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3795	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3872
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3765	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3825

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease