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: 123212	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83358	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84675	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75108
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72312	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84094
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83431	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84573	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84802	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84342
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84915	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84695	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84684	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82831
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86547	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87000	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86647	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93713
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90929	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88378	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87149	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85065
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82960	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105969

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease