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: 22291	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19765	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19553	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19108
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19063	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18787	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20109
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19994	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20252	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20120	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19759
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19914	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20107	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19708	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19727
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21915	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21917	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22481
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20485	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20242	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20019	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20084
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19687	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20808

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease