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: 4385	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3840	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3635
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3612	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3508	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3895
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3895	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3896	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3805	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3827
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3845	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3863	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3867	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3679
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4358	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4480	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4397
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4028	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3879	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3748	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3833
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3711	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3783

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease