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: 23574	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20489	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20292	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19819
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19784	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20088	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19414	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20834
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20717	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21007	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20849	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20476
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20659	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20824	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20478	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20475
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22690	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22748	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23009	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23356
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21295	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21033	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20780	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20862
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20412	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21971

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease