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: 20868	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18586	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18181
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18386	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17874	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18890
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18832	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19010	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18947	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18572
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18709	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18743	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18483	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18479
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20793	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21319
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19258	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19034	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18758	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18811
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18534	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19737

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease