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: 12905	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12153	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11720
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11614	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11754	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11578	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12300
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12283	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12351	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12360	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12142
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12161	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12054	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11897	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11707
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13329	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13506	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13414
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12376	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12199	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12038	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12142
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11944	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12053

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease