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: 7204	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6621	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6400	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6338
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6278	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6301	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6181	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6748
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6696	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6753	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6562
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6616	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6601	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6502	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6334
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7441	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7681	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7563
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6814	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6594	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6530	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6605
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6460	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6561

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease