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: 16093	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14860	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14397
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14263	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14430	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14101	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15020
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14909	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15240	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15142	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14715
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14745	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14744	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14505	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14375
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16623	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16353	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16610
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15230	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14932	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14853	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14975
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14551	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15114

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease