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: 139932	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95702	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97194	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89684
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92712	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93120	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86664	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97352
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96448	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97754	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97732	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97268
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97878	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97579	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98010	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95966
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105453	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105580	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105089	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113788
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104579	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102155	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100530	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98383
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95812	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120238

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease