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: 20054	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17850	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17525
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17493	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17734	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17216	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18126
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18165	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18244	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18188	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17813
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17910	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17748	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17692
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20017	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20277	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20517
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18501	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18214	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18009	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18045
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17803	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19143

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease