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: 13829	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12975	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12491	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12503
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12367	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12526	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12346	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13134
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13098	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13162	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13172	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12922
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12958	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12862	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12432
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14380	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14138	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14426	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14270
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13236	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12992	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12861	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12972
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12705	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12909

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease