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: 14110	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13184	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12692	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12727
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12621	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12820	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12602	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13349
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13312	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13371	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13391	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13121
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13171	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13139	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12819	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12623
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14676	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14425	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14677	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14578
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13457	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13259	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13096	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13179
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12930	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13171

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease