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: 9589	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8959	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8649	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8608
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8582	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8438	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9088
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9047	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9098	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9113	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8901
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8946	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8896	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8767	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8571
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10106	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9972	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10141	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10021
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9170	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8971	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8833	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8940
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8773	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8845

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease