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: 20568	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18333	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18028	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17964
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17926	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18161	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17645	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18601
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18621	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18716	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18309
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18410	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18451	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18203	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18186
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20605	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20519	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20781	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21034
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18988	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18717	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18485	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18529
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18274	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19564

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease