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: 4081	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3559	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3392	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3183
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3205	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3142	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3047	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3586
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3585	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3608	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3496	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3527
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3552	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3566	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3580	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3372
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3805	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3927	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3845
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3717	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3589	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3452	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3538
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3426	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3485

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease