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: 12564	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11841	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11441	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11421
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11443	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11271	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12000
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11978	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12043	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12061	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11849
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11863	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11734	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11588	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11390
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13226	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12985	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13183	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13081
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12082	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11872	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11745	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11842
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11632	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11740

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease