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: 10632	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9977	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9704	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9584
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9547	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9581	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9437	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10118
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10068	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10125	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10168	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9943
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9966	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9917	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9837	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9662
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11215	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11041	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11205	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11126
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10174	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10008	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9851	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9938
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9783	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9831

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease