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: 24164	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20787	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20576	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20105
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20102	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20404	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19683	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21121
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21025	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21309	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21149	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20779
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20952	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21112	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20758	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20738
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23003	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23037	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23677
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21637	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21350	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21115	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21158
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20707	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22450

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease