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: 4160	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3626	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3463	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3388
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3398	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3360	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3248	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3663
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3656	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3682	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3566	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3599
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3627	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3638	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3652	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3442
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4153	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4065
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3796	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3646	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3524	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3606
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3489	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3554

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease