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: 146554	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100079	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101850	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93803
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96921	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97351	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90727	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102061
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101086	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102403	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102283	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101921
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102457	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102297	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102752	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100602
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110752	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110677	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119611
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109741	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107180	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105387	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103069
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100510	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126014

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease