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: 19364	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17199	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16911	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16851
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16848	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17071	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16553	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17443
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17462	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17545	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17503	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17167
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17234	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17305	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17089	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17022
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19430	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19286	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19561	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19800
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17803	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17546	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17290	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17384
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17131	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18443

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease