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: 18397	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16434	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16100	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16039
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16068	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16266	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15781	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16648
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16619	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16787	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16775	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16393
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16454	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16495	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16302	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16204
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18576	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18383	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18654	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18826
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16983	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16712	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16505	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16614
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16300	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17463

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease