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: 19108	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16960	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16671	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16604
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16843	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16318	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17203
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17208	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17304	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17263	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16924
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16983	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17062	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16863	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16779
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19175	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19012	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19285	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19534
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17553	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17292	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17048	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17137
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16880	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18186

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease