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: 11025	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10361	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10052	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9942
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9907	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9963	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9800	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10495
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10445	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10507	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10551	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10333
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10339	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10292	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10185	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10004
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11594	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11416	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11597	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11506
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10561	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10400	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10235	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10332
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10150	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10220

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease