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: 22019	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19573	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19348	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18914
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18848	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19124	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18602	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19913
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19802	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20031	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19908	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19552
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19723	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19883	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19531
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21690	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21686	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21932	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22235
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20272	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20037	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19799	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19871
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19487	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20542

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease