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: 38869	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28756	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28930	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27668
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27985	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28482	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26725	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29428
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29423	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29590	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29645	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29099
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29346	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29440	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29192	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29115
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31450	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31769	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33287
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30893	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30278	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29846	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29552
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28701	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35487

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease