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: 13486	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12686	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12184	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12205
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12087	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12227	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12047	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12855
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12919	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12923	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12608
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12628	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12555	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12328	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12141
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14060	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13825	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14093	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13945
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12700	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12581	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12709
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12405	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12591

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease