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: 10335	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9670	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9400	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9311
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9250	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9293	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9151	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9817
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9772	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9825	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9852	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9645
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9673	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9632	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9533	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9338
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10894	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10802
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9882	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9715	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9557	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9649
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9492	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9546

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease