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: 19773	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17568	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17239
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17227	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17467	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16943	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17835
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17877	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17937	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17890	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17540
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17639	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17703	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17481	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17428
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19836	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19966	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20225
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18206	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17934	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17697	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17770
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17524	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18859

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease