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: 129917	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88240	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82728
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85983	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79706	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89157
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88392	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89596	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89668	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89171
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89578	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89635	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87794
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95318	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95813	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95397	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103129
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95977	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93588	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92227	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90076
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87919	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111551

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease