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: 6387	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5788	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5601	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5529
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5478	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5503	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5379	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5898
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5869	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5915	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5809	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5727
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5789	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5783	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5718	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5540
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6529	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6653
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5985	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5783	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5698	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5784
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5640	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5745

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease