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: 23006	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20148	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19966	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19499
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19453	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19136	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20499
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20387	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20667	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20530	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20155
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20332	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20509	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20126	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20137
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22387	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22653	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22971
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20940	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20678	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20513
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20103	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21434

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease