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: 13709	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12894	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12393	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12423
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12288	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12443	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12247	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13071
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12972	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13086	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13086	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12817
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12836	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12770	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12525	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12343
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14273	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14043	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14329	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14169
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13139	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12893	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12773	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12882
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12595	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12807

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease