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: 9065	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8455	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8197	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8117
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8030	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8085	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7951	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8586
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8545	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8601	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8618	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8402
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8436	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8406	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8293	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8108
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9438	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9610	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9473
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8671	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8457	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8340	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8436
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8276	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8334

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease