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: 138664	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94760	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96263	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88718
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91805	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92126	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85657	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96285
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95413	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96696	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96701	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96160
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96803	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96465	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96864	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94863
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104016	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112227
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103460	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101009	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97284
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94730	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118999

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease