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: 13714	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12898	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12397	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12429
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12289	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12450	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12255	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13076
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12974	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13088	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13089	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12822
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12843	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12771	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12529	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12347
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14279	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14049	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14338	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14180
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13144	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12900	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12780	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12887
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12599	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12812

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease