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: 16804	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14906	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14895
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14837	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14665	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15523
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15482	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15709	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15626	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15255
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15332	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15360	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15139	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15012
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17281	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17040	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17355	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17347
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15764	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15567	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15370	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15502
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15151	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15853

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease