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: 4378	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3834	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3703	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3626
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3646	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3496	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3886
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3884	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3889	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3798	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3822
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3838	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3853	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3861	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3665
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4343	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4385
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4018	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3868	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3741	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3827
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3702	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3771

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease