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: 128665	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87178	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80956
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83967	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77788	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87978
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87184	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88396	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88580	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88070
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88858	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88499	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88532	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86693
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92927	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93599	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93141	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100796
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94876	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92507	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91114	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88974
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86803	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110527

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease