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: 3786	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3284	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3122	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2830
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2874	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2800	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2699	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3277
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3293	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3349	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3180	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3227
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3246	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3271	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3298	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3086
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3405	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3304	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3522	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3441
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3432	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3305	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3162	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3251
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3122	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3191

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease