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: 14219	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13270	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12842
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12761	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12710	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13452
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13427	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13463	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13486	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13234
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13279	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13244	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13037	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12840
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14798	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14548	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14809	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14701
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13562	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13393	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13190	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13265
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13054	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13273

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease