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: 9463	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8838	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8530	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8488
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8389	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8460	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8316	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8966
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8918	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8972	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8989	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8775
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8827	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8770	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8648	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8454
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9974	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9839	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9998	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9884
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9046	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8849	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8712	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8808
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8653	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8721

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease