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: 12409	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11695	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11267
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11292	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11121	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11856
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11813	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11893	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11913	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11707
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11704	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11585	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11461	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11260
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12821	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13016	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12922
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11941	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11737	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11584	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11680
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11485	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11595

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease