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: 9724	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9092	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8778	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8729
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8630	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8568	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9209
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9172	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9221	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9244	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9087	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9020	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8893	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8697
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10270	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10158
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9290	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9093	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8957	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9064
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8896	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8957

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease