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: 173973	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119140	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121291	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110438
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113935	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114328	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105816	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120733
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119699	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120647	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120382	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119985
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120564	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120555	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121399	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119076
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131265	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131748	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 142890
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130775	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127490	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125458	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122605
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119567	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150021

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease