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: 21291	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18975	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18724	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18450
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18389	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18668	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18135	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19274
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19177	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19395	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19295	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18958
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19071	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19137	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18878	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18882
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21166	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21354	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21634
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19623	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19391	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19144	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19214
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18906	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19978

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease