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: 12468	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11758	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11364	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11321
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11350	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11175	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11907
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11872	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11958	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11967	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11755
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11771	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11640	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11311
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13131	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12886	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13089	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12997
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12008	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11787	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11645	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11740
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11534	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11649

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease