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: 3940	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3440	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3271	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2970
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2996	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2831	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3442
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3448	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3498	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3339	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3393
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3408	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3447	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3452	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3247
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3459	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3668	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3594
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3591	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3458	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3317	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3406
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3292	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3353

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease