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: 7426	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6863	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6624	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6582
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6487	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6516	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6407	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6988
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6926	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6995	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6976	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6790
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6837	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6813	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6707	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6552
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7837	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7722	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7930	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7790
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7063	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6806	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6765	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6844
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6675	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6775

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease