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: 6364	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5778	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5584	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5515
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5466	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5482	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5363	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5891
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5854	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5907	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5806	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5718
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5773	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5768	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5698	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5526
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6511	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6738	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6634
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5970	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5764	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5687	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5771
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5627	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5726

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease