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: 11540	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10844	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10543	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10416
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10403	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10288	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10989
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10946	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11008	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11062	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10823
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10823	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10768	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10678	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10469
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12127	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11931	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12127	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12001
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11069	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10895	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10732	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10827
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10635	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10724

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease