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: 19608	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17427	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17314	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16789	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17677
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17717	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17790	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17728	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17394
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17493	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17559	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17331	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17271
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19665	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19559	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19810	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20051
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18046	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17778	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17527	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17600
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17380	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18694

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease