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: 120007	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80769	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82072	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72826
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75667	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75847	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70005	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81599
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80795	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81887	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82310	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81624
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82457	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82149	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82227	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80285
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83992	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84359	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84027	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90943
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88263	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85668	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84529	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82424
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80432	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103108

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease