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: 4379	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3836	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3710	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3630
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3649	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3502	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3890
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3889	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3892	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3801	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3823
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3841	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3859	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3865	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3669
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4350	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4313	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4473	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4389
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4023	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3872	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3745	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3830
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3705	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3776

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease