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: 10538	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9868	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9598	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9493
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9349	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10005
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9977	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10015	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10057	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9841
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9863	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9815	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9725	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9544
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10943	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11093	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11014
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10069	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9907	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9754	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9841
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9684	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9735

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease