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: 22125	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19647	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19435	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18993
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18935	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19208	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18682	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20002
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19876	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20122	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19995	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19637
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19798	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19593	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19612
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21787	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21779	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22055	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22341
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20371	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20126	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19888	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19956
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19577	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20632

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease