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: 22402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19835	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19622	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19183
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19139	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19411	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18838	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20194
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20063	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20339	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20206	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19844
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19992	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20181	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19795	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19805
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22009	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22021	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22302	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22562
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20582	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20323	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20120	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20168
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19775	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20908

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease