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: 122088	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82429	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83722	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74242
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77169	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77319	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71453	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83229
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82431	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83621	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83884	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83372
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84020	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83767	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83762	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81911
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85966	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85621	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92661
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89995	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87376	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86164	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84133
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82080	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104901

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease