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: 120748	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81380	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82674	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73326
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76182	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76375	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70544	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82190
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81399	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82509	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82891	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82243
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83017	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82725	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82771	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80949
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84525	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84942	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84607	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91569
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88912	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86329	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85134	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83053
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81067	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103742

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease