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: 22806	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20036	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19854	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19382
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19028	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20395
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20276	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20552	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20418	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20219	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20406	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20016	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20027
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22245	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22532	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22845
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20813	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20574	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20354	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20403
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19992	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21248

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease