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: 19763	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17563	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17310	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17231
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17458	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16934	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17830
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17865	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17924	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17881	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17532
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17635	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17696	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17471	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17420
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19960	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20221
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17926	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17688	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17764
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17514	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18853

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease