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: 92675	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62122	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63032	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56279
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58514	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59041	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54545	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62916
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62399	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63445	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63896	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62853
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63781	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63692	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63476	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61931
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 64873	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65413	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65049	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70283
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68216	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66017	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65140	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63157
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62160	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80767

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease