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: 10323	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9658	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9373	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9294
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9231	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9279	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9137	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9809
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9763	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9812	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9842	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9630
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9666	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9619	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9315
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10882	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10726	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10880	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10786
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9866	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9700	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9549	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9635
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9477	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease