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: 9514	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8869	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8582	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8526
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8440	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8508	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8370	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9008
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8964	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9022	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9036	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8827
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8874	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8822	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8702	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8507
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10031	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9891	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10050	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9935
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9088	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8896	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8755	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8861
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8692	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8767

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease