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: 9505	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8863	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8576	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8518
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8429	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8500	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8362	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9000
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8962	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9012	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9026	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8819
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8867	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8816	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8698	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8504
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10021	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10044	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9930
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9079	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8891	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8744	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8855
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8683	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8760

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease