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: 139823	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95590	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97098	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89579
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92588	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93016	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86561	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97250
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96339	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97628	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97631	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97127
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97747	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97446	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97891	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95840
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105408	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104920	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113606
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104464	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102039	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100394	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98242
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95711	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120106

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease