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: 11123	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10451	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10156	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10034
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10052	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9888	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10598
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10544	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10608	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10649	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10441
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10438	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10381	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10288	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10091
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11698	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11509	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11686	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11607
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10656	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10338	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10423
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10252	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10314

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease