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: 11562	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10866	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10563	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10437
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10416	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10460	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10310	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11004
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10965	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11030	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11091	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10837
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10839	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10787	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10689	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10496
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12152	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11962	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12151	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12029
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11086	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10914	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10753	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10849
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10660	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10741

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease