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: 24973	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21188	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21006	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20516
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20513	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20842	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20054	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21542
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21469	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21713	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21608	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21213
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21401	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21550	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21209	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21197
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23439	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23469	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23750	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24212
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22099	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21807	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21557	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21567
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21118	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23149

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease