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: 19256	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16833	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16761
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16766	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16986	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16471	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17346
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17373	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17447	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17417	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17069
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17135	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17215	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17011	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16942
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19338	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19190	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19452	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19698
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17708	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17451	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17197	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17286
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17037	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18345

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease