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: 15959	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14750	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14214	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14283
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14153	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13993	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14928
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14807	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15165	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15072	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14595
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14625	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14637	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14412	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14276
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16510	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16641	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16490
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15110	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14827	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14756	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14897
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14445	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14988

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease