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: 18278	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16369	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16018	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15964
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15981	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16176	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15702	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16578
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16549	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16710	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16698	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16313
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16371	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16419	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16218	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16112
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18500	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18305	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18577	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18735
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16901	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16631	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16412	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16543
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16207	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17350

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease