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: 11377	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10701	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10269
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10284	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10141	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10840
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10805	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10861	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10915	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10684
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10683	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10629	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10538	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10330
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11959	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11957	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11847
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10907	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10746	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10582	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10677
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10489	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10569

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease