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: 24420	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20701	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20229
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20229	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20543	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19801	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21254
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21157	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21434	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21279	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20910
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21107	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21269	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20883	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20890
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23135	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23442	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23863
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21784	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21498	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21257	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21293
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20840	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22673

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease