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: 3533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3063	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2950	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2607
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2682	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2633	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2523	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3064
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3094	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3134	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2974	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3010
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3009	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3096	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3103	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2901
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3173	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3189
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3148	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2941	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3050
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2913	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2980

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease