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: 8835	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8235	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7899
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7830	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7868	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7728	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8353
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8302	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8354	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8375	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8177
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8210	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8173	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8072	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7898
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9332	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9203	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9363	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9251
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8444	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8237	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8125	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8199
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8056	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8119

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease