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: 4484	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3947	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3818	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3735
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3755	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3611	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4016
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4005	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4003	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3923	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3926
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3969	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3973	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3972	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3779
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4490	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4458	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4540
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4151	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3988	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3868	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3940
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3829	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3896

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease