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: 4450	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3916	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3705
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3718	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3669	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3575	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3973
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3964	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3966	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3882	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3887
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3925	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3937	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3930	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3745
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4437	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4400	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4571	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4488
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4113	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3949	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3822	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3903
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3788	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3852

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease