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: 22101	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19623	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19410	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18974
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18912	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19188	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18662	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19978
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19855	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20102	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19973	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19614
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19782	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19961	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19574	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19593
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21774	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21755	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22025	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22318
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20348	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20107	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19866	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19932
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19555	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20609

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease