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: 11136	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10460	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10160	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10044
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10006	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10063	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9892	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10604
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10553	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10615	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10448
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10448	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10390	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10294	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10098
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11516	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11611
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10663	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10509	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10350	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10427
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10258	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10322

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease