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: 5106	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4498	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4384	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4269
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4276	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4250	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4148	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4594
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4605	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4607	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4509	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4475
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4532	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4540	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4483	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4309
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5242	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5151	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5360	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5261
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4683	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4535	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4418	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4477
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4380	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4480

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease