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: 20047	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17844	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17515
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17486	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17727	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17211	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18119
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18157	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18236	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18177	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17809
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17900	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17970	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17740	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17685
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20107	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20011	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20273	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20511
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18495	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18204	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18003	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18035
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17794	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19132

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease