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: 12327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11601	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11171
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11086	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11034	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11756
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11728	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11798	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11822	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11607
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11611	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11498	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11368	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11178
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12961	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12730	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12920	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12823
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11834	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11646	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11493	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11579
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11385	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11507

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease