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: 4219	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3674	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3511	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3479
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3491	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3446	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3343	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3716
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3706	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3723	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3619	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3646
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3676	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3687	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3704	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3492
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4130	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4068	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4255	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4170
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3849	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3698	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3575	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3657
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3535	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3608

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease