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: 4204	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3664	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3498	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3466
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3478	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3433	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3330	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3701
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3689	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3710	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3605	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3633
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3660	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3672	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3688	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3475
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4114	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4044	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4234	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4157
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3833	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3684	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3558	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3644
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3528	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3594

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease