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: 89346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60318	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61098	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54612
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56836	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 53004	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61020
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60466	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61593	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61926	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60965
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61889	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61766	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61591	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59999
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63032	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63524	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63176	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68095
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66117	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64019	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63198	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61262
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60426	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77979

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease