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: 4208	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3667	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3501	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3469
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3482	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3331	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3705
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3695	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3714	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3606	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3636
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3666	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3676	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3693	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3478
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4117	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4049	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4241	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4163
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3837	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3688	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3564	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3646
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3530	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3598

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease