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: 15575	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14352	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13862	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13913
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13813	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13970	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13683	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14556
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14459	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14773	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14671	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14274
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14309	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14324	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14045	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13903
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16082	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16033
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14665	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14506	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14389	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14464
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14093	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14504

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease