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: 11573	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10871	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10571	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10443
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10424	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10466	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10316	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11010
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10970	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11037	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11095	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10845
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10847	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10793	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10696	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10502
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12159	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11968	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12157	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12036
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11093	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10921	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10758	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10851
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10667	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10748

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease