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: 116473	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78053	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79297	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70409
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73337	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67718	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78998
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78205	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79340	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79700	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79032
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79932	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79467	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79608	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77602
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81180	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81576	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81202	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88001
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85583	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82968	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81820	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79735
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77853	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100050

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease