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: 11268	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10605	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10292	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10170
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10150	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10189	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10037	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10735
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10682	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10764	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10807	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10584
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10584	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10516	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10426	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10232
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11850	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11665	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11750
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10801	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10645	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10480	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10571
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10387	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10461

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease