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: 140022	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95773	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97256	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89748
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92778	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93186	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86740	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97418
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96509	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97835	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97800	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97343
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97961	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97661	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98089	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96056
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105551	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105183	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113913
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104657	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102231	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100588	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98455
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95887	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120324

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease