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: 20206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17997	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17701	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17675
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17631	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17880	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17362	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18266
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18322	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18384	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18330	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17969
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18059	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18119	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17872	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17824
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20173	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20447	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20690
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18640	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18347	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18148	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18196
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17961	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19292

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease