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: 3457	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2997	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2882	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2541
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2609	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2448	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2993
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3024	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3064	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2915	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2934
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2929	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3030	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3027	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2842
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3100	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3042	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3226	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3119
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3126	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3085	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2867	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2974
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2858	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2908

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease