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: 16890	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15426	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14993	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14990
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14932	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15110	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14738	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15617
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15546	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15785	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15719	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15333
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15411	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15450	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15222	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15111
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17358	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17121	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17449	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17444
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15848	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15641	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15443	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15584
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15242	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15936

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease