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: 4255	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3704	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3546	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3504
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3528	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3475	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3379	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3754
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3738	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3757	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3660	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3684
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3710	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3726	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3734	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3529
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4113	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4223
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3885	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3732	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3609	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3695
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3574	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3640

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease