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: 20707	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18454	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18151	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18072
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18039	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17747	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18729
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18709	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18857	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18790	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18432
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18558	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18581	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18335	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18325
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20661	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20920	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21180
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19102	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18859	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18604	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18657
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18393	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19640

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease