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: 3778	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3280	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2822
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2864	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2792	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2687	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3269
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3286	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3342	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3174	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3217
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3238	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3262	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3294	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3079
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3390	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3292	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3510	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3434
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3424	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3294	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3154	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3241
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3110	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3183

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease