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: 121044	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81582	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82871	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73480
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76332	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76514	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70689	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82412
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81611	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82745	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83084	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82451
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83225	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82917	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82968	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81142
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84674	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85101	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84751	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91750
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89140	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86533	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85345	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83270
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81242	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103920

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease