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: 8854	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8248	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7909
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7838	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7881	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7741	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8365
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8317	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8370	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8393	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8186
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8223	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8187	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8086	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7912
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9348	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9264
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8454	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8247	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8139	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8210
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8073	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8131

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease