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: 20062	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17857	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17577	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17535
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17497	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17744	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17223	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18138
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18174	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18256	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18196	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17819
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17922	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17984	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17751	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17700
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20129	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20024	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20281	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20524
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18505	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18219	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18012	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18052
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17811	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19149

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease