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: 13521	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12722	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12217	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12238
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12084	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12885
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12812	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12954	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12961	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12647
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12665	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12603	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12179
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14105	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13874	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14144	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13986
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12952	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12736	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12613	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12745
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12445	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12637

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease