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: 18750	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16737	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16369	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16363
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16356	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16576	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16070	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16930
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16926	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17052	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17028	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16675
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16751	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16784	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16571	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16480
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18989	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19219
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17275	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17013	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16800	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16889
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16626	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17817

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease