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: 12203	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11455	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11120	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11029
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10974	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11076	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10912	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11633
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11583	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11663	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11676	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11474
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11457	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11263	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11067
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12810	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12769	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12690
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11700	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11523	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11349	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11441
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11263	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11384

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease