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: 10163	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9511	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9213	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9134
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9050	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9136	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8978	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9635
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9596	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9654	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9677	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9455
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9497	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9465	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9340	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9148
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10706	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10560	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10717	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10628
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9704	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9541	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9401	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9476
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9311	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9389

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease