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: 6761	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6160	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5971	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5899
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5852	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5872	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5736	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6279
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6233	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6292	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6198	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6107
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6154	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6159	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6081	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7048	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6959	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7174	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7068
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6354	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6150	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6061	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6155
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6010	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6109

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease