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: 21594	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19220	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19001	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18637
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18545	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18841	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18305	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19521
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19457	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19674	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19555	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19224
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19347	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19143	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19159
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21351	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21315	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21557	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21863
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19903	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19652	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19428	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19487
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19160	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20180

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease