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: 13092	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12324	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11896	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11875
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11785	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11920	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11733	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12452
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12440	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12520	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12521	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12300
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12314	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12215	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12039	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11850
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13710	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13494	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13685	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13582
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12548	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12378	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12205	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12314
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12103	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12241

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease