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: 4215	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3671	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3508	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3474
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3485	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3441	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3339	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3713
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3701	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3719	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3613	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3640
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3670	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3683	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3698	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3487
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4061	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4249	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4168
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3844	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3697	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3572	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3655
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3531	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3604

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease