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: 123164	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83294	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77988	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78157	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72283	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84047
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83386	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84514	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84753	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84299
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84869	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84639	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84637	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82789
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86941	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86607	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93660
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90882	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88333	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87110	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85012
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82915	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105928

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease