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: 21712	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19304	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19090	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18701
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18917	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18383	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19628
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19554	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19772	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19654	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19312
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19461	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19514	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19257	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19262
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21417	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21395	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21961
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19999	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19741	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19524	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19580
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19256	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20255

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease