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: 138636	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94738	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96240	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88692
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92098	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85639	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96253
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95387	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96667	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96136
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96782	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96429	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96832	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94832
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103974	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103593	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112180
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103434	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100978	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99427	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97252
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94702	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118972

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease