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: 11551	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10861	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10561	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10430
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10412	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10454	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10303	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10999
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10961	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11025	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11080	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10833
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10836	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10782	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10683	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10488
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12146	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11952	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12144	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12020
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11079	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10909	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10746	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10845
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10652	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10739

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease