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: 19297	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17154	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16867	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16800
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16806	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17017	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16510	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17386
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17412	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17483	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17451	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17104
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17178	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17253	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17042	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16981
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19379	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19495	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19735
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17748	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17236	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17328
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17080	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18391

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease