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: 14930	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13842	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13433	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13398
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13473	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13227	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14018
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13977	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14151	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14087	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13750
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13808	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13602	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13442
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15501	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15272	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15537	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15441
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14119	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13987	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13809	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13894
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13594	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13947

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease