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: 4447	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3902	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3774	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3692
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3707	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3560	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3956
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3950	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3951	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3871	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3883
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3909	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3927	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3926	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3737
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4419	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4385	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4556	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4470
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4099	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3940	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3812	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3890
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3778	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3838

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease