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: 21599	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19226	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19005	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18640
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18552	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18845	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18310	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19527
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19464	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19677	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19563	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19229
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19351	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19419	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19147	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19167
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21355	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21321	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21868
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19908	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19656	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19432	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19495
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19163	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20182

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease