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: 24112	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20753	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20551	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20084
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20078	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20374	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19654	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21094
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20996	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21280	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21110	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20737
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20929	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21082	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20725	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20713
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23007	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23271	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23645
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21607	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21316	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21097	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21132
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20684	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22413

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease