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: 4500	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3967	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3838	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3754
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3770	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3634	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4028
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4019	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4022	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3941	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3942
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3987	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3985	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3992	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3796
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4513	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4478	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4653	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4564
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4165	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4003	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3882	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3962
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3846	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3907

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease