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: 20535	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18307	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18002	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17938
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17900	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18141	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17619	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18573
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18600	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18683	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18630	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18278
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18382	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18422	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18177	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18153
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20495	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21008
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18958	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18691	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18497
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18250	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19548

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease