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: 21105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18788	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18536	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18332
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18267	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18538	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18018	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19101
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19016	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19234	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19138	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18785
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18897	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18961	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18690	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18708
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20948	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21206	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21462
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19448	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19209	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18964	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19019
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18725	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19874

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease