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: 7601	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7036	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6770	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6738
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6638	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6682	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6560	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7163
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7086	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7173	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7148	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6962
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7000	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6985	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6866	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6702
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8022	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7923	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8101	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7976
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7234	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6991	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6928	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7007
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6837	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6934

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease