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: 119282	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80182	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81517	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72255
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75103	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69483	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81017
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80277	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81337	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81753	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81031
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81912	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81589	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81661	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79717
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83379	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83749	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83436	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90258
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87669	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85055	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83960	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81879
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79886	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102423

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease