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: 4160	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3625	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3461	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3384
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3394	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3353	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3245	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3662
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3655	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3681	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3564	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3598
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3627	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3637	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3441
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4015	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3930	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4149	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4064
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3794	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3646	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3524	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3606
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3489	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3554

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease