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: 21216	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18907	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18658	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18408
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18343	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18618	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18097	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19217
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19117	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19341	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19237	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18896
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18999	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19078	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18806	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18822
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21113	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21044	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21299	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21562
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19566	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19316	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19080	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19136
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18847	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19946

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease