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: 16454	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15097	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14580	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14643
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14575	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14734	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14382	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15279
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15199	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15454	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15366	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14996
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15044	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15055	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14802	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14670
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16973	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16728	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17054	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16969
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15501	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15086	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15207
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14837	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease