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: 20385	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18169	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17871	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17832
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17788	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18024	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17516	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18445
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18491	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18546	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18503	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18146
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18236	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18295	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18041	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18006
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20454	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20353	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20635	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20880
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18818	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18536	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18324	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18380
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18128	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19446

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease