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: 10337	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9675	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9405	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9315
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9297	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9153	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9819
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9778	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9830	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9858	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9648
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9678	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9635	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9344
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10898	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10745	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10892	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10806
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9888	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9718	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9561	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9653
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9497	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9548

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease