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: 64357	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45873	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46300	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42098
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44170	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41166	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46812
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46208	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46592	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46851	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46449
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46787	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46867	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46587	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45926
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48313	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48863	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51957
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49732	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48529	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47660	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47042
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45874	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56510

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease