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: 9288	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8670	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8393	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8333
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8246	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8296	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8167	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8811
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8757	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8828	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8835	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8622
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8662	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8616	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8491	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8312
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9802	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9665	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9710
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8885	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8678	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8565	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8662
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8491	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8557

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease