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: 19568	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17392	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17131	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17052
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17045	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17280	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16755	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17639
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17682	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17746	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17691	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17359
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17439	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17303	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17238
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19511	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19764	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20006
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18007	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17749	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17487	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17565
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17333	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18652

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease