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: 22001	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19559	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19333	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18901
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18831	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19112	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18586	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19904
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19788	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20009	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19894	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19541
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19711	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19859	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19496	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19520
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21671	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21667	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21916	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22207
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20261	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20023	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19784	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19857
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19476	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20522

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease