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: 21153	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18834	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18591	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18364
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18295	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18570	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18052	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19146
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19055	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19282	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19182	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18840
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18943	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19015	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18736	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18756
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21068	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20986	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21248	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21512
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19503	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19252	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19015	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19072
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18779	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19904

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease