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: 26083	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21805	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21097	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21493	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20596	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22172
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22092	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22342	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22266	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21868
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22052	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22219	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21863	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21819
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24097	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24151	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24385	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24960
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22831	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22485	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22266	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22233
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21744	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24191

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease