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: 10755	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10100	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9821	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9705
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9665	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9711	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9553	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10241
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10188	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10261	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10287	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10075
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10088	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10035	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9946	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9771
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11339	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11159	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11243
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10312	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10138	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9982	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10073
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9910	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9963

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease