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: 20646	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18403	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18018
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17992	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18225	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17706	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18684
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18668	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18796	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18734	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18382
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18491	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18527	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18268	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18266
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20597	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20873	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21117
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19053	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18799	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18551	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18606
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18340	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19602

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease