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: 117365	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78659	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79911	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70896
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68166	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79609
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78843	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79952	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80320	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79638
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80549	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80124	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80239	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78216
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81755	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82137	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81772	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88587
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86218	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83615	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80350
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78450	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100735

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease