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: 15394	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14182	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13738
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13528	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14387
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14283	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14611	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14500	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14086
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14130	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14157	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13903	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13742
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15879	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15648	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15962	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15856
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14484	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14332	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14199	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14293
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13912	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14325

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease