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: 11708	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11006	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10685	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10581
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10535	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10600	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10448	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11150
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11101	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11172	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11230	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10997
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10987	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10928	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10826	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10614
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12294	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12293	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12175
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11239	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11049	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10889	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10984
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10790	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10886

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease