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: 19721	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17269	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17190
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17185	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17427	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16896	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17794
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17828	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17897	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17848	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17499
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17599	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17655	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17439	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17391
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19780	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19679	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19932	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20175
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18169	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17892	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17655	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17720
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17477	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18808

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease