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: 3805	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3301	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2847
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2889	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2714	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3295
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3305	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3362	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3194	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3243
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3260	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3290	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3313	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3104
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3421	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3535	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3455
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3451	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3315	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3178	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3266
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3138	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3206

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease