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: 4144	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3617	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3450	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3359
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3368	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3323	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3213	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3651
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3641	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3668	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3549	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3586
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3616	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3623	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3635	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3428
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4109	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4026
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3782	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3634	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3514	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3588
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3479	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3540

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease