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: 11511	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10816	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10515	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10383
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10371	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10411	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10256	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10959
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10922	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10976	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11025	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10804
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10799	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10736	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10445
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12090	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11897	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12088	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11973
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11035	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10861	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10700	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10804
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10606	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10691

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease