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: 16626	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15222	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14739	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14782
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14691	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14870	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14516	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15400
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15331	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15598	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15488	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15123
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15184	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15208	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14967	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14840
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17135	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17212	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17148
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15632	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15405	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15232	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15350
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14989	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15678

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease