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: 19147	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16996	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16710	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16643
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16665	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16349	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17233
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17242	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17340	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17294	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16955
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17020	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17107	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16906	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16820
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19226	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19050	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19571
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17600	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17342	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17085	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17169
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16916	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18231

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease