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: 21941	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19516	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19278	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18859
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18776	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19067	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18535	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19842
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19732	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19961	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19835	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19498
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19652	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19787	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19450	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19467
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21596	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21585	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22144
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20195	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19962	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19724	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19780
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19424	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20456

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease