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: 7774	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7207	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6940	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6917
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6811	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6847	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6733	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7320
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7266	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7324	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7313	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7138
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7175	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7150	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7043	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6874
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8101	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8147
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7395	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7160	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7107	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7165
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7022	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7106

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease