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: 10598	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9941	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9558
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9517	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9413	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10074
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10033	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10098	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10124	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9909
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9934	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9887	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9809	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9625
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11186	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11007	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11169	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11091
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10139	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9975	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9819	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9908
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9747	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9795

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease