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: 9630	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8990	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8694	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8638
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8541	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8614	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8477	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9117
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9085	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9126	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9148	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8934
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8983	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8936	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8805	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8610
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10139	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10010	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10173	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10061
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9002	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8867	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8974
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8801	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8875

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease