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: 11290	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10622	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10180
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10166	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10210	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10055	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10749
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10705	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10782	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10824	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10601
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10608	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10449	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10248
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11871	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11687	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11862	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11768
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10815	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10658	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10506	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10597
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10400	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10483

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease