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: 133565	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91302	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92881	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85693
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88710	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88969	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82563	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92417
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91666	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92893	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92956	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92388
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93041	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92885	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90948
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99617	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99153	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107260
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99267	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96837	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95491	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93482
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91079	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114600

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease