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: 4294	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3741	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3601	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3535
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3410	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3795
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3781	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3798	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3698	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3722
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3739	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3761	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3768	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3567
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: 4163	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4263
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3921	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3764	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3643	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3730
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3604	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3674

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease