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: 9612	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8971	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8679	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8623
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8532	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8605	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8463	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9102
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9068	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9111	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9128	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8922
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8966	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8921	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8788	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8595
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10125	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9992	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10157	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10045
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9185	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8990	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8847	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8961
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8792	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8863

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease