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: 11258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10589	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10157
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10136	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10179	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10027	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10723
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10672	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10751	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10793	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10568
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10575	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10510	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10411	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10216
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11652	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11829	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11736
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10791	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10628	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10472	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10552
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10378	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10452

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease