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: 139642	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95439	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96933	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89413
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92438	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92854	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86397	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97059
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96163	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97458	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97459	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96919
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97588	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97262	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97686	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95645
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105052	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105144	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104694	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113365
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104295	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101858	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100231	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98071
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95532	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119907

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease