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: 18257	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16344	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16002	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15942
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15958	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16151	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15681	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16552
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16525	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16695	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16284
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16353	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16393	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16196	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16094
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18474	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18545	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18706
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16865	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16607	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16392	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16516
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16191	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17318

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease