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: 4270	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3718	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3566	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3515
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3541	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3488	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3392	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3767
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3756	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3773	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3675	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3697
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3722	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3739	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3747	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3545
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4191	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4134	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4243
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3896	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3745	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3623	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3708
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3588	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3653

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease