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: 21481	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19125	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18886	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18568
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18491	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18780	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18230	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19414
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19344	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19559	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19451	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19109
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19234	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19305	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19039	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19039
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21272	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21230	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21486	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21777
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19788	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19546	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19315	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19366
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19055	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20099

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease