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: 19678	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17491	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17229	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17141
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17381	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16852	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17749
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17777	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17844	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17786	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17441
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17549	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17384	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17335
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19733	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19870	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20119
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18104	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17831	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17594	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17666
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17424	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18763

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease