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: 23063	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20189	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20017	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19530
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: 19798	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19166	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20542
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20429	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20705	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20567	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20192
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20368	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20544	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20168	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20184
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22418	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22445	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22705	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23019
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20984	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20723	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20498	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20557
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20149	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21484

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease