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: 20973	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18679	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18410	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18250
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18206	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18445	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17933	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18978
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18921	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19114	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19030	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18662
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18799	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18848	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18575	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18582
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20921	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20869	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21131	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21384
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19346	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19119	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18844	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18909
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18613	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19803

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease