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: 21848	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19434	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19208	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18792
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18698	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19003	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18465	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19759
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19654	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19886	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19760	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19422
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19581	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19676	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19384	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19390
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21512	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21490	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22063
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20118	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19875	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19651	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19695
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19354	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20374

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease