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: 23010	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20150	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19969	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19500
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19453	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19747	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19136	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20504
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20388	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20670	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20532	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20156
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20334	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20129	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20140
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22366	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22392	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22656	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22973
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20946	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20681	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20460	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20515
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20105	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21436

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease