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: 116938	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78331	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70620
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73381	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73584	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67934	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79299
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78511	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79632	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79990	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79312
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80230	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79774	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79902	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77900
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81440	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81781	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88259
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85873	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83285	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82130	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79998
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78155	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100373

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease