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: 4285	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3731	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3587	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3528
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3549	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3504	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3405	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3784
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3771	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3790	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3688	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3710
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3733	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3752	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3759	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3560
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4153	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4338	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4257
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3913	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3758	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3630	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3726
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3598	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3667

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease