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: 3530	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3062	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2946	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2605
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2629	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2518	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3062
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3090	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3131	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2972	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3009
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3006	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3093	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3101	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2899
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3170	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3112	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3187
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3195	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3147	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2938	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3049
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2911	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2980

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease