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: 169385	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115174	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106762
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110056	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110608	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102389	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117037
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115899	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116968	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116585	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116329
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116855	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116836	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117650	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115383
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126738	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127249	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126786	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137997
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126813	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123518	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121525	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118592
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115625	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145943

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease