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: 20877	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18599	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18323	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18187
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18159	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18395	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17882	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18902
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18838	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19021	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18959	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18581
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18717	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18748	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18492	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18491
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20853	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20804	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21063	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21324
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19265	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19044	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18766	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18818
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18543	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19747

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease