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: 22035	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19357	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18925
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19132	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18614	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19920
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19808	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20039	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19918	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19567
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19732	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19896	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19516	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19541
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21698	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21697	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21946	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22248
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20282	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20047	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19808	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19876
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19496	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20548

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease