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: 121021	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81570	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82857	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73474
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76504	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70674	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82395
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81591	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82723	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83062	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82433
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83213	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82898	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82952	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81129
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84661	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85089	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84737	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91734
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89125	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86522	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85330	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83254
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81230	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103901

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease