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: 11048	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10393	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10087	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9972
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9937	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9981	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9831	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10522
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10473	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10535	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10586	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10362
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10365	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10315	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10215	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10029
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11629	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11436	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11535
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10586	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10425	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10260	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10351
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10180	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10249

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease