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: 120303	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81012	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82268	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73043
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70230	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81805
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81018	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82132	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82537	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81861
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82671	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82380	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82432	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80546
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84612	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84287	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91229
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88515	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85929	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84777	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82648
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80680	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103376

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease