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: 30954	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24481	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23566
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23670	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24192	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22923	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24927
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24836	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25131	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25018	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24573
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24791	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24914	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24612	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24512
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26830	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26927	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27186	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28110
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25902	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25400	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25051	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24987
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24393	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28413

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease