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: 3737	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3251	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3087	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2785
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2831	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2754	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2636	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3231
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3240	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3303	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3133	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3173
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3195	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3224	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3256	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3030
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3344	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3252	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3467	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3392
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3382	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3255	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3111	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3204
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3065	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3149

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease