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: 140095	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95818	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89807
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86791	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97473
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96553	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97891	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97844	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97405
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98014	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97711	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98146	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96103
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105766	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105264	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113991
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104722	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102295	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100642	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98504
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95937	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120401

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease