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: 21416	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19069	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18834	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18525
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18446	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18738	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18197	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19370
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19293	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19505	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19401	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19190	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19251	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18983	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18993
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21192	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21435	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21730
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19732	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19490	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19255	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19316
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19008	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20056

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease