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: 117914	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79098	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80362	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71271
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74074	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74283	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68553	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80004
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79271	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80356	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80729	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80002
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80921	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80554	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80619	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78646
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82214	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82610	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82242	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89090
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86613	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83980	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82904	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80759
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78870	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101199

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease