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: 4162	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3629	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3465	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3397
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3406	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: 3259	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3665
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3658	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3683	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3570	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3601
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3628	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3640	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3654	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3444
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4030	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3947	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4159	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4071
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3798	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3649	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3525	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3609
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3491	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3557

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease