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: 21099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18781	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18524	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18328
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18260	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18015	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19095
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19014	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19230	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19130	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18775
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18891	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18956	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18684	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18701
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21012	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20943	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21201	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21456
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19443	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19203	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18959	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19010
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18715	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19870

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease