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: 4355	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3812	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3674	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3606
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3626	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3583	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3472	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3868
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3863	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3868	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3769	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3799
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3811	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3827	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3837	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3634
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4313	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4439	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4354
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3990	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3837	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3717	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3806
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3738

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease