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: 9834	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9191	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8896	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8834
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8748	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8816	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8676	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9318
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9285	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9327	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9351	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9139
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9189	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9138	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9021	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8819
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10368	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10385	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10275
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9394	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9215	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9072	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9174
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9012	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9084

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease