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: 20502	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18283	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17972	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17907
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17861	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18104	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17594	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18542
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18576	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18651	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18601	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18247
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18338	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18390	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18145	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18118
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20541	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20450	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20726	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20976
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18925	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18652	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18428	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18467
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18212	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19523

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease