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: 20426	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18204	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17906	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17862
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17813	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18059	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17540	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18478
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18516	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18589	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18532	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18182
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18272	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18324	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18078	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18044
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20484	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20668	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20904
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18852	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18578	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18359	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18410
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18158	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19470

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease