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: 16919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15464	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15044	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15031
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14972	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15146	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14771	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15656
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15597	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15826	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15759	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15374
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15441	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15477	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15276	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15161
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17402	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17164	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17490	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17501
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15902	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15677	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15487	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15625
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15281	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15983

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease