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: 7572	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7009	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6743	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6708
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6604	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6652	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6525	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7134
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7061	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7138	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7120	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6932
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6973	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6955	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6831	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6675
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7990	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7880	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8068	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7941
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7201	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6950	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6910	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6977
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6805	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6905

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease