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: 22104	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19627	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19412	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18975
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18916	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19194	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18664	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19980
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19858	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20103	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19976	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19617
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19787	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19962	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19581	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19596
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21777	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22035	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22319
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20355	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20110	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19872	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19938
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19560	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20614

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease