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: 4200	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3660	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3495	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3460
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3476	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3429	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3322	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3699
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3687	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3708	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3601	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3628
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3658	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3669	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3684	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3472
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4111	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4038	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4153
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3829	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3681	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3555	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3638
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3523	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3591

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease