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: 3919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3417	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3252	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2952
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2979	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2912	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2812	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3419
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3426	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3474	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3323	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3369
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3387	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3421	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3424	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3226
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3546	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3443	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3651	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3571
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3573	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3434	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3295	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3385
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3273	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3332

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease