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: 4109	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3579	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3420	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3248
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3264	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3207	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3113	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3609
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3610	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3639	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3518	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3546
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3579	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3589	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3601	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3394
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3880	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3780	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3994	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3918
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3746	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3608	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3478	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3557
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3446	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3505

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease