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: 163976	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113195	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102757
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106028	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106630	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98821	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113278
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112193	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113384	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113043	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112823
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113300	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113230	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113980	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111736
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122150	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122529	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122082	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132669
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122502	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119317	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117326	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114663
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111780	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 140874

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease