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: 4482	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3945	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3814	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3734
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3753	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3708	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3610	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4015
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4001	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4000	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3920	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3925
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3968	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3971	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3971	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3776
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4488	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4457	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4626	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4540
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4150	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3985	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3868	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3937
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3826	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3891

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease