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: 18571	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16598	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16276	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16213
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16224	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16437	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15919	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16802
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16781	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16944	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16903	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16524
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16609	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16640	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16440	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16363
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18741	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18548	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19022
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17143	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16877	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16661	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16767
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16464	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17639

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease