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: 26120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21828	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21680	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21105
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21115	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21513	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20612	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22191
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22110	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22360	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22298	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21885
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22086	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22239	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21881	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21841
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24120	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24174	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24410	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24980
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22851	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22499	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22283	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22252
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21763	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24234

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease