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: 139820	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97091	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89572
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92581	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93013	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86552	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97235
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96334	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97620	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97625	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97123
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97736	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97441	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97882	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95830
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105286	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104910	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113593
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104454	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102032	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100383	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98232
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95701	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120094

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease