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: 19331	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17171	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16884	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16824
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17051	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16536	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17410
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17437	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17511	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17476	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17131
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17200	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17275	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17067	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16997
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19401	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19263	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19524	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19767
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17770	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17523	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17265	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17357
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17102	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18420

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease