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: 8845	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8242	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7986	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7903
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: 7875	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7737	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8359
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8310	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8363	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8383	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8182
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8216	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8180	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8080	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9340	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9217	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9372	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9258
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8449	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8241	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8134	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8206
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8067	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8126

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease