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: 17079	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15552	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15163	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15132
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15084	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14860	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15770
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15681	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15904	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15861	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15465
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15524	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15570	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15372	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15275
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17505	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17287	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17637
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16008	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15772	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15597	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15722
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15372	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16164

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease