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: 164571	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111669	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113787	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103302
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106584	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99370	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113729
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112729	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113931	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113569	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113370
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113844	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113778	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114558	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112277
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123247	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122806	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133411
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123090	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119887	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117898	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115241
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112330	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141451

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease