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: 128487	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87008	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88420	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80422
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77323	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87837
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87028	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88214	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88436	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87911
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88697	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88340	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88360	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86549
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92361	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92539	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100183
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94707	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92358	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90944	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88816
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86634	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110403

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease