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: 15448	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14243	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13796
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13701	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13859	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13572	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14430
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14341	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14648	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14545	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14141
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14181	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14212	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13943	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13783
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15941	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16041	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15907
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14544	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14384	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14251	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14340
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13956	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14381

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease