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: 23272	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20289	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20115	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19653
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19608	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19893	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19266	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20645
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20536	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20818	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20677	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20311
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20470	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20638	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20299	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20296
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22530	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22557	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23135
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21091	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20835	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20608	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20659
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20247	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21671

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease