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: 122802	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83006	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84334	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74837
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77718	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77896	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72001	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83786
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83070	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84235	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84480	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83981
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84581	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84358	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84338	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82496
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86139	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86587	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86255	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93300
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90565	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88012	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86783	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84697
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82650	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105605

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease