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: 6461	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5854	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5667	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5603
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5547	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5576	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5451	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5977
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5942	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5990	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5888	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5812
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5865	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5856	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5785	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5608
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6616	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6839	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6734
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6054	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5858	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5776	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5854
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5717	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5812

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease