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: 4250	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3702	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3540	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3502
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3524	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3473	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3374	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3749
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3733	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3750	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3652	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3674
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3707	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3720	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3732	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3523
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4166	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4105	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4294	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4215
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3881	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3728	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3606	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3691
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3567	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3635

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease