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: 4351	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3810	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3669	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3604
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3623	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3580	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3472	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3861
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3858	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3867	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3768	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3797
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3809	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3824	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3837	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3634
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4309	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4263	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4433	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4350
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3986	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3831	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3711	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3801
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3737

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease