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: 19849	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17648	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17379	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17319
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17304	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17541	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17008	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17922
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17952	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18021	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17966	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17612
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17715	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17773	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17547	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17498
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19801	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20053	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20299
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18283	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18008	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17785	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17849
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17601	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18935

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease