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: 4482	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3944	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3814	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3733
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3752	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3706	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3609	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4013
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4000	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3998	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3920	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3925
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3966	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3969	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3966	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3774
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4455	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4623	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4539
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4149	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3985	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3866	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3937
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3824	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3891

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease