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: 19401	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17247	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16975	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16897
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16889	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17129	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16606	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17490
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17507	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17578	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17554	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17211
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17281	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17149	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17070
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19352	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19838
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17851	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17599	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17335	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17424
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17172	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18488

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease