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: 20751	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18486	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18197	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18095
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18069	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18298	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17784	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18772
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18738	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18888	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18833	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18472
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18590	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18617	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18373	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18366
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20747	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20694	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20952	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21213
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19142	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18900	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18649	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18700
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18423	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19662

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease