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: 21923	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19498	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19263	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18845
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18762	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19054	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18522	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19827
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19712	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19941	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19816	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19472
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19635	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19764	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19436	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19454
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21575	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21826	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22124
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20171	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19937	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19703	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19759
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19402	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20435

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease