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: 44023	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32040	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32205	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30627
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30943	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31608	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29533	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32812
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32685	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32882	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32881	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32445
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32653	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32733	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32500	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32354
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34593	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34695	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35085	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36938
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34669	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33728	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33242	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32914
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31943	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39773

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease