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: 174433	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119464	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121647	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110759
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114684	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106141	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121050
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120033	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120982	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120715	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120295
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120862	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120856	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121758	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119420
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131744	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131794	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 143333
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131109	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127832	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125795	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122949
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119901	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150434

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease