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: 139482	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95321	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96823	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89293
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86258	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96934
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96046	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97326	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97328	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96793
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97464	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97120	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97550	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95509
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104860	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104930	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104524	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113170
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104140	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101706	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100106	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97952
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95397	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119754

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease