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: 19346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17184	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16898	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16837
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16835	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17062	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16543	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17422
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17448	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17526	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17489	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17142
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17217	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17296	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17080	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17011
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19415	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19272	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19536	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19783
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17787	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17529	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17278	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17365
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17113	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18428

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease