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: 22407	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19838	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19625	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19183
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19142	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19413	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18840	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20199
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20071	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20341	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20212	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19848
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19995	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20185	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19797	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19809
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22013	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22027	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22572
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20584	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20329	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20123	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20174
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19779	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20912

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease