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: 9828	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9184	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: 8827
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8742	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: 8670	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9311
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9281	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: 9347	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9135
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9184	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9130	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9014	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8812
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: 10222	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10270
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9387	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9207	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9066	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9169
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9003	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9078

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease