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: 3749	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2790
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2838	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2764	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2651	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3242
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3251	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3311	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3143	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3182
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3204	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3230	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3263	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3043
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3349	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3258	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3472	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3405
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3390	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3267	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3119	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3212
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3071	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3156

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease