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: 10963	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10310	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9893
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9846	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: 9751	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10444
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10393	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10455	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10490	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10284
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10291	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10238	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10131	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9950
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11548	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11358	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11542	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11441
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10509	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10346	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10187	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10280
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10101	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10158

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease