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: 21666	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19268	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19048	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18671
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18588	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18879	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18350	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19586
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19515	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19737	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19619	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19271
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19411	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19474	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19213	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19219
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21608	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21922
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19961	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19712	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19488	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19546
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19220	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20224

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease