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: 64269	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45806	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46254	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42053
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43183	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44113	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41110	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46749
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46166	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46546	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46785	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46410
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46726	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46809	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46537	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45882
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48265	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48428	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48803	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51876
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49672	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48467	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47594	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46996
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45809	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56442

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease