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: 32682	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25442	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25441	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24438
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24591	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25162	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23768	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25851
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25788	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26058	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26021	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25585
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25785	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25904	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25632	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25561
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27788	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27870	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28206	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29210
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26965	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26496	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26088	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25986
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25358	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29962

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease