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: 21792	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19384	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19159	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18755
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18665	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18971	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18423	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19705
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19615	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19851	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19716	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19386
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19537	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19602	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19334	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19334
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21468	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21451	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22018
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20072	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19824	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19600	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19638
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19322	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20313

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease