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: 7764	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7200	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6924	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6909
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6799	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6833	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6721	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7316
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7249	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7319	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7309	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7128
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7160	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7139	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7030	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6860
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8217	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8089	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8273	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8134
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7389	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7144	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7097	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7162
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7003	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7087

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease