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: 4575	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4030	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3913	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3827
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3840	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3801	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3705	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4097
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4085	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4093	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4014	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4014
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4055	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4074	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4048	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3862
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4609	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4574	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4752	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4656
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4232	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4073	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3953	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4031
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3933	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3983

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease