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: 10615	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9967	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9696	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9577
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9536	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9577	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9430	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10105
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10055	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10118	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10157	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9929
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9957	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9905	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9832	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9652
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11033	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11190	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11114
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10162	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9996	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9839	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9930
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9770	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9820

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease