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: 33617	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25905	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25921	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24913
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25061	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25656	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24198	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26354
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26325	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26566	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26532	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26147
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26272	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26396	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26158	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26112
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28297	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28397	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28730	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29795
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27529	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27034	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26644	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26473
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25859	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30789

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease