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: 121531	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81980	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83271	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73863
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76722	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76925	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71065	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82806
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82005	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83195	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83464	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82867
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83618	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83327	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83352	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81512
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85081	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85530	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85176	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92189
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89545	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86952	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85752	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83706
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81662	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104403

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease