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: 10520	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9855	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9581	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9479
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9477	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9331	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9988
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9958	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10000	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10040	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9829
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9850	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9807	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9712	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11097	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10923	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11074	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10998
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10052	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9897	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9732	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9822
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9670	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9723

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease