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: 3727	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3243	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3082	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2780
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2821	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2630	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3225
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3232	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3295	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3126	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3168
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3189	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3214	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3253	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3021
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3463	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3382
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3369	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3245	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3103	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3195
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3058	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3139

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease