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: 20116	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17901	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17611	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17584
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17543	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17790	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17277	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18173
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18223	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18284	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18228	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17860
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17959	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18025	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17781	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17744
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20170	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20068	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20585
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18547	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18268	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18046	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18095
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17868	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19205

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease