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: 5405	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4798	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4666	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4568
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4555	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4545	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4431	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4898
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4901	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4908	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4810	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4775
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4833	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4835	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4771	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4591
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5567	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5489	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5688	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5593
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4991	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4839	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4717	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4777
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4674	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4772

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease