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: 23105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20210	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20038	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19562
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19534	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19820	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19192	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20560
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20453	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20734	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20591	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20225
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20402	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20574	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20200	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20219
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22441	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22473	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22739	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23048
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21009	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20748	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20524	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20582
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20174	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21531

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease