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: 140105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95820	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97306	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89810
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92834	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93244	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86796	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97480
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96558	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97896	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97850	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97409
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98016	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97719	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98150	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96112
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105630	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105275	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113996
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104727	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102299	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100649	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98511
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95939	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120410

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease