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: 20433	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17908	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17864
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17818	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18061	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17544	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18481
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18520	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18594	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18534	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18186
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18277	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18329	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18081	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18050
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20486	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20384	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20671	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20908
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18858	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18582	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18360	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18412
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18159	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19476

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease