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: 13242	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12443	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11990	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11990
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11886	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12038	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11851	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12595
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12568	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12703	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12412
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12422	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12348	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12145	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11951
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13834	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13719
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12673	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12505	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12331	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12498
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12220	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12372

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease