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: 139921	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95693	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97179	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89676
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92691	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93103	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86649	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97335
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96438	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97741	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97721	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97247
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97859	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97562	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98000	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95953
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105429	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105568	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105070	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113770
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104568	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102139	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100508	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98375
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95802	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120215

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease