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: 120324	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81024	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82287	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73061
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76095	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70252	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81822
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81033	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82148	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82547	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81875
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82682	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82394	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82452	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80555
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84632	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84305	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91240
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88528	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85942	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84792	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82668
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80688	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103394

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease