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: 10455	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9790	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9503	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9412
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9366	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9404	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9267	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9939
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9897	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9944	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9980	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9772
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9790	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9745	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9644	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9450
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11026	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10865	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11028	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10930
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9989	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9830	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9680	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9764
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9602	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9663

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease