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: 173691	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118937	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121083	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110261
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113747	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114144	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105660	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120522
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119502	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120420	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120173	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119784
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120362	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120354	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121190	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118864
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131002	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131049	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 142620
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130567	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127267	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125225	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122385
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119367	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 149800

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease