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: 9198	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8595	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8310	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8255
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8150	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8202	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8086	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8736
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8672	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8735	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8754	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8552
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8584	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8528	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8409	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8221
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9711	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9568	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9752	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9611
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8803	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8584	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8477	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8581
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8410	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8461

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease