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: 64372	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45891	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46313	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42103
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44177	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41177	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46827
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46217	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46606	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46858	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46464
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46804	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46880	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46597	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45930
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48494	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48874	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51967
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49743	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48539	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47676	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47054
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45890	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56526

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease