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: 9829	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9185	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8891	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8828
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8744	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8672	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9313
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9282	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9324	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9349	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9137
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9185	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9132	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9016	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8813
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10359	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10382	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10272
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9388	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9208	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9067	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9170
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9006	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9079

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease