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: 13552	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12739	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12256
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12300	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12111	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12906
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12829	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12975	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12968	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12667
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12687	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12622	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12382	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12205
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14125	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13895	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14165	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14018
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12971	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12762	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12634	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12760
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12468	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12658

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease