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: 19581	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17141	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17059
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17060	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17294	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16764	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17655
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17693	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17759	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17703	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17367
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17450	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17525	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17305	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17247
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19644	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19523	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19777	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20022
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18020	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17758	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17497	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17575
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17349	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18665

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease