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: 10757	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10101	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9821	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9707
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9666	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9715	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9556	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10242
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10191	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10263	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10290	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10079
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10091	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10035	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9950	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9773
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11163	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11340	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11245
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10313	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10139	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9987	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10074
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9913	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9964

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease