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: 140043	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95785	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97269	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89770
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92797	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93206	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86756	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97445
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96522	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97859	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97817	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97372
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97980	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97683	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98114	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96066
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105581	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105724	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105210	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113943
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104678	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102259	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100607	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98477
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95908	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120353

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease