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: 24797	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21109	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20911	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20432
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20754	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19976	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21459
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21380	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21636	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21509	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21120
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21330	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21471	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21118	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21125
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23369	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23387	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23670	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24105
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22011	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21733	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21453	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21510
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21038	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23007

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease