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: 16616	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15214	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14776
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14681	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14859	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14507	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15393
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15323	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15588	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15478	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15114
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15176	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15199	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14949	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14822
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16874	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17191	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17139
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15628	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15395	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15224	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15347
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14984	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15669

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease