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: 4400	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3857	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3648
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3624	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3520	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3913
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3911	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3913	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3823	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3840
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3863	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3881	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3883	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3693
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4380	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4337	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4498	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4418
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4045	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3898	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3764	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3843
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3729	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3796

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease