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: 11112	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10439	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10146	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10020
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9990	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10037	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9881	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10587
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10537	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10598	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10641	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10432
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10428	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10376	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10276	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10084
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11691	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11500	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11680	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11599
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10648	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10490	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10325	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10408
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10239	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10302

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease