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: 18796	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16769	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16406	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16402
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16377	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16603	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16109	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16964
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16962	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17089	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17059	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16718
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16783	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16823	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16596	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16501
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18745	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19256
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17308	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17052	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16826	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16929
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16661	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17852

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease