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: 9023	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8414	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8161	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8044	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7917	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8553
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8509	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8545	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8572	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8364
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8398	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8365	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8263	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8072
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9526	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9402	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9440
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8637	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8419	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8300	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8393
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8239	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8293

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease