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: 13189	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12397	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11955	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11953
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11855	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11998	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11812	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12555
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12526	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12640	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12615	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12376
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12390	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12308	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12109	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11910
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13801	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13578	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13791	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13681
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12634	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12463	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12291	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12429
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12186	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12331

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease