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: 18935	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16828	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16528	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16487
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16467	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16677	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16181	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17049
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17056	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17173	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17128	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16790
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16865	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16908	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16703	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16616
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19030	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18853	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19128	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19362
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17412	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17148	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16909	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17008
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16732	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17992

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease