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: 14328	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13361	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13007	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12931
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12880	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13033	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12800	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13537
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13526	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13559	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13571	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13305
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13376	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13159	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12975
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14675	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14827
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13654	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13515	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13289	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13346
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13132	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13401

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease