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: 14385	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13394	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13058	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12965
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12927	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13064	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12841	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13576
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13563	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13595	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13602	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13346
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13415	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13408	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13205	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13027
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14967	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14745	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14980	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14877
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13698	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13552	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13327	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13378
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13170	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13456

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease