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: 24795	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21108	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20911	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20431
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20753	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19975	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21456
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21378	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21635	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21508	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21119
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21328	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21470	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21118	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21124
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23366	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23386	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23667	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24103
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22011	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21731	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21450	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21507
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21038	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23006

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease