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: 3754	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3259	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3097	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2790
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2840	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2765	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2656	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3246
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3256	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3314	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3146	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3187
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3208	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3233	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3268	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3049
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3353	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3262	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3479	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3410
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3395	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3271	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3126	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3214
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3079	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3162

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease