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: 7619	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7053	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6784	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6754
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6655	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6700	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6574	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7182
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7107	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7185	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7165	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6977
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7017	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7004	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6880	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6718
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8039	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7936	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8117	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7987
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7248	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7000	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6951	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7026
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6857	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6947

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease