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: 25185	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21285	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21107	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20620
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20630	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20959	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20148	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21655
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21594	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21826	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21736	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21349
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21528	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21664	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21318	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21331
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23557	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23581	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23865	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24339
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22224	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21945	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21677	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21695
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21234	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23338

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease