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: 128967	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87449	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88823	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81544
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84549	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84757	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78430	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88280
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87503	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88700	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88831	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88337
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89137	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88768	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88809	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86995
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93701	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93828	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101501
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95153	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92774	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91364	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89230
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87079	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110752

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease