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: 22129	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19649	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18998
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18936	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19209	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18682	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20005
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19877	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20124	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19996	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19637
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19800	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19980	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19597	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19612
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21789	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21780	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22057	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22343
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20371	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20127	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19890	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19961
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19579	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20636

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease