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: 118208	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79351	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80623	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71476
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74298	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74448	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68756	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80252
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79511	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80589	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80946	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80234
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80795	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80871	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82878	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82511	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89373
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86850	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84232	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83139	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81004
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79103	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101450

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease