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: 22029	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19575	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19350	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18920
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18855	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19128	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18610	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19915
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19805	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20037	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19917	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19560
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19726	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19892	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19515	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19540
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21694	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21938	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22243
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20279	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20044	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19803	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19876
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19494	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20547

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease