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: 22833	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20058	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19407
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19360	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19652	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19049	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20416
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20294	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20574	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20441	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20072
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20243	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20423	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20038	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20048
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22298	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22871
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20832	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20590	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20375	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20422
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20016	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21277

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease