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: 13458	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12661	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12176
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12059	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12203	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12019	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12826
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12760	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12893	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12896	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12584
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12605	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12535	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12302	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12121
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14029	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13801	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14065	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13912
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12893	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12671	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12551	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12685
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12389	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12556

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease