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: 19458	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17306	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17016	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16964
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16938	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16655	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17551
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17574	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17647	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17612	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17274
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17344	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17406	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17184	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17116
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19533	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19407	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19675	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19898
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17644	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17396	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17486
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17228	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18535

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease