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: 21885	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19479	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18822
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19033	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18495	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19792
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19688	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19920	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19795	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19451
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19613	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19722	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19410	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19429
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21547	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21532	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21793	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22100
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20151	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19918	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19681	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19733
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19388	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20408

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease