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: 18651	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16666	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16324	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16295
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16284	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15994	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16869
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16854	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16990	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16947	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16588
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16680	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16710	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16512	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16414
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18817	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18625	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18923	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19104
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17204	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16953	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16723	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16816
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16539	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17723

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease