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: 11753	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11060	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10719	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10624
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10569	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10632	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10486	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11199
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11148	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11232	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11272	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11038
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11027	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10969	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10864	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10641
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12144	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12207
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11294	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11083	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10939	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11047
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10830	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10932

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease