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: 8433	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7830	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7582	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7497
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7421	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7472	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7325	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7940
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7902	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7958	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7944	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7753
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7796	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7779	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7679	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7507
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8885	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8751	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8926	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8805
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8032	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7822	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7721	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7803
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7650	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7720

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease