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: 123263	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83387	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84728	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75136
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78064	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78230	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72332	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84143
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83470	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84608	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84839	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84373
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84952	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84727	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84721	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82869
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86594	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87040	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86696	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93753
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90969	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88425	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87184	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85114
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83008	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106002

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease