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: 22078	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19611	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19389	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18962
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18896	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18646	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19958
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19839	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20082	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19957	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19603
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19764	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19940	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19553	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19573
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21727	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22002	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22295
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20327	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20090	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19845	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19910
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19538	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20590

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease