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: 8783	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8185	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7924	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7834
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7771	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7817	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7662	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8292
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8260	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8309	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8316	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8122
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8167	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8119	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8017	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7831
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9261	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9128	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9185
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8387	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8186	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8070	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8141
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8002	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8078

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease