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: 11065	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10406	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10102	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9981
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9955	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9843	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10542
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10487	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10553	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10602	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10387
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10382	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10329	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10232	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10046
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11645	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11456	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11641	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11554
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10602	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10435	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10279	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10372
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10197	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10266

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease