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: 22865	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20081	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19426
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19379	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19672	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19071	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20432
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20312	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20600	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20457	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20091
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20260	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20442	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20057	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20064
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22292	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22312	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22576	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22893
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20851	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20606	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20388	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20442
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20036	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21301

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease