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: 13150	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12366	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11927	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11922
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11820	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11968	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11782	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12512
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12498	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12585	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12578	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12344
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12367	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12269	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12086	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11890
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13544	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13638
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12610	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12431	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12257	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12379
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12159	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12293

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease