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: 4167	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3631	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3470	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3417
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3432	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3381	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3281	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3669
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3659	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3687	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3573	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3604
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3632	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3641	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3658	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3447
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4052	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3966	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4174	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4089
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3801	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3653	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3532	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3613
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3494	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3560

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease