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: 11188	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10520	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10217	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10092
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10065	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10108	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9950	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10661
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10600	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10679	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10722	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10503
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10502	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10441	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10348	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10152
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11771	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11574	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11758	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11667
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10720	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10561	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10411	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10492
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10306	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10380

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease