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: 27632	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22701	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21931
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22421	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21373	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23096
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22993	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23256	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23204	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22786
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22949	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23161	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22807	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22738
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24971	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25051	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25942
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23858	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23462	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23184	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23143
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22623	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25518

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease