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: 22012	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19566	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19345	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18911
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18842	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19121	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18595	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19911
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19799	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20023	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19904	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19550
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19719	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19875	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19504	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19528
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21686	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21679	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22226
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20270	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20033	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19796	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19865
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19483	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20535

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease