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: 9726	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9093	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8778	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8731
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8631	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8715	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8568	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9210
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9173	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9223	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9244	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9029
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9087	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9022	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8895	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8698
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10238	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10110	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10273	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10158
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9291	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9093	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8960	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9067
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8899	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8958

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease