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: 4344	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3803	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3662	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3593
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3617	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3567	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3464	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3853
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3847	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3857	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3755	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3787
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3801	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3818	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3832	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3625
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4301	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4424	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4342
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3976	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3823	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3704	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3791
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3670	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3730

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease