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: 13741	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12917	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12424	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12458
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12309	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12463	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12283	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13086
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13002	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13106	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13114	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12847
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12867	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12791	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12555	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12374
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14066	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14204
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13176	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12921	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12810	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12912
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12612	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12835

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease