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: 13492	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12689	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12197	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12210
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12091	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12232	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12057	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12859
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12929	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12930	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12614
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12636	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12565	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12338	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12151
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14072	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13835	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13952
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12920	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12709	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12585	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12716
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12415	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12598

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease