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: 21169	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18861	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18619	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18378
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18583	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18064	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19165
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19080	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19307	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19200	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18855
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18964	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19031	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18765	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18781
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21083	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21007	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21527
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19522	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19274	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19041	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19094
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18802	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19921

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease