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: 10986	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10326	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10022	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9910
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9771	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10465
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10411	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10475	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10519	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10298
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10308	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10257	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10150	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9972
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11380	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11467
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10533	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10365	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10201	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10303
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10123	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10180

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease