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: 11475	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10790	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10490	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10355
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10340	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10383	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10228	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10929
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10886	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10945	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10995	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10770
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10772	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10713	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10624	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10415
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12055	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11871	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12053	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11950
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11008	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10832	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10669	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10769
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10572	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10666

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease