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: 4326	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3779	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3641	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3573
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3595	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3551	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3448	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3832
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3822	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3836	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3732	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3765
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3779	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3796	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3602
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4216	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4395	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4313
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3956	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3802	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3682	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3766
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3650	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3708

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease