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: 19797	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17586	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17337	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17259
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17252	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17485	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16966	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17863
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17906	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17957	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17908	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17557
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17662	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17725	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17499	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17453
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19857	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19744	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19992	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20239
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18232	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17952	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17721	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17789
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17543	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18874

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease