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: 4550	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4005	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3883	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3797
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3775	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3667	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4070
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4064	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4070	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3977	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3991
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4031	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4038	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4019	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3837
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4569	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4536	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4711	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4620
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4204	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4046	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3924	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4006
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3901	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3952

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease