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: 4638	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4083	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3956	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3871
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3882	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3775	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4171
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4140	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4169	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4087	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4080
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4104	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4125	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4096	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3913
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4681	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4635	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4819	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4724
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4277	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4118	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4011	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4075
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3979	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4050

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease