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: 123300	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83425	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84760	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75163
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78082	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72354	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84183
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83502	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84640	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84865	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84397
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84986	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84752	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84744	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82900
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86631	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87069	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86726	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93779
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90994	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88450	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87220	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85141
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83040	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106029

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease