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: 21522	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19156	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18924	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18593
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18504	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18804	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18256	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19458
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19385	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19600	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19486	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19145
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19272	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19342	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19074	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19087
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21299	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21265	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21507	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21807
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19836	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19581	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19358	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19409
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19096	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20133

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease