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: 133031	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90854	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92397	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85233
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88258	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88533	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82159	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91937
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91180	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92394	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92440	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91924
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92568	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92190	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92419	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90443
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98662	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99012	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98523	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106568
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98756	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96330	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94973	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93008
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90648	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114201

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease