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: 26333	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21959	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21828	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21234
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21247	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21633	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20748	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22335
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22249	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22508	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22418	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22025
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22224	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22374	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22042	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21997
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24255	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24292	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25132
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23030	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22674	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22425	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22385
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21882	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24445

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease