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: 19110	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16965	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16672	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16606
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16626	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16847	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16322	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17206
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17211	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17306	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17268	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16925
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16984	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17065	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16866	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16785
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19015	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19289	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19535
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17556	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17294	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17054	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17139
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16884	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18192

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease