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: 4030	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3514	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3346	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3048
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3071	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3013	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2909	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3525
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3528	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3563	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3425	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3472
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3502	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3516	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3324
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3653	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3557	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3763	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3680
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3667	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3537	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3405	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3482
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3372	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3423

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease