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: 41887	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30596	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30774	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29402
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29683	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30259	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28365	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31364
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31272	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31439	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31531	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31003
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31207	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31327	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31103	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30955
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33309	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35391
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33075	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32241	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31790	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31444
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30502	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37995

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease