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: 4025	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3509	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3341	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3044
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3068	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3007	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2905	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3520
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3523	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3560	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3420	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3465
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3495	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3511	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3535	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3321
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3646	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3550	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3673
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3662	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3533	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3400	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3479
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3365	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3420

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease