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: 14303	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13340	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12904
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12853	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13005	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12778	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13518
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13503	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13540	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13552	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13290
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13357	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13338	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13136	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12940
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14889	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14650	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14899	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14798
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13637	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13489	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13267	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13325
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13106	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13372

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease