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: 4346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3810	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3667	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3599
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3572	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3468	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3859
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3851	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3863	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3764	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3792
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3803	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3822	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3835	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3632
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4304	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4257	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4430	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4345
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3983	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3829	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3710	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3796
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3672	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3735

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease