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: 9863	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9219	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8864
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8774	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8846	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8706	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9351
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9319	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9360	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9386	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9169
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9216	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9168	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9040	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8852
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10402	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10266	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10413	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10311
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9428	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9245	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9101	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9202
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9044	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9114

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease