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: 11312	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10645	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10211
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10187	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10226	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10068	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10776
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10739	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10806	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10844	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10629
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10634	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10564	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10469	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10267
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11895	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11896	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11785
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10851	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10681	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10525	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10631
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10428	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10501

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease