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: 22797	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20029	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19843	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19374
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19618	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19020	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20384
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20265	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20543	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20414	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20048
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20213	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20392	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20008	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20021
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22237	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22259	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22523	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22834
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20803	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20561	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20338	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20390
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19983	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21235

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease