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: 9003	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8390	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8064
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7985	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8029	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7898	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8527
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8478	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8528	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8547	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8347
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8381	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8342	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8234	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8046
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9504	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9383	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9542	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9418
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8608	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8398	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8278	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8369
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8218	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8276

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease