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: 22701	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19980	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19780	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19316
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19275	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19550	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18975	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20336
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20201	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20489	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20363	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19992
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20149	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20336	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19950	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19963
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22465	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22760
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20754	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20487	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20280	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20331
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19920	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21155

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease