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: 69710	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48988	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49525	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44716
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 47047	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43811	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49994
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49170	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49756	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 50073	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49633
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49912	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 50063	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49751	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48862
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51447	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51664	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 52019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55487
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53266	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 51973	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 50997	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 50232
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49044	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61158

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease