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: 134442	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92036	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93583	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86307
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89360	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89610	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83179	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93194
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92424	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93652	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93740	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93171
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93773	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93384	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93685	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91698
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100507	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100055	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108185
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100071	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97671	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96271	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94274
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91799	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115318

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease