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: 28839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23334	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23241	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22535
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22535	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21962	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23766
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23709	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23947	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23874	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23434
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23615	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23824	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23463	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23358
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25661	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25988	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26722
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24584	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24173	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23862	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23816
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23271	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26569

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease