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: 11242	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10573	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10256	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10144
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10126	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10009	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10704
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10651	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10734	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10772	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10554
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10552	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10496	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10393	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10192
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11829	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11811	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11712
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10774	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10613	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10457	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10532
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10362	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10437

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease