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: 4336	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3792	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3652	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3585
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3604	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3456	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3844
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3833	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3848	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3749	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3778
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3789	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3807	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3818	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3613
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4285	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4225	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4408	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4326
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3971	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3813	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3692	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3782
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3661	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3719

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease