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: 13227	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12425	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11981	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11983
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11881	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12029	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11840	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12582
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12559	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12693	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12660	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12403
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12414	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12337	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12131	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11943
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13824	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13610	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13820	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13708
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12665	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12497	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12318	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12476
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12211	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12361

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease