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: 22566	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19911	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19699	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19237
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19209	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19489	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18913	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20265
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20138	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20410	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20286	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19916
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20073	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20262	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19878	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19883
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22091	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22120	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: 22667
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20679	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20412	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20204	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20255
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19847	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21027

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease