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: 122280	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82552	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83882	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74382
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77462	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71573	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83370
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82586	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83766	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84025	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83528
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84155	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83902	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83900	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82048
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85643	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86116	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85775	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92827
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90116	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87537	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86293	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84257
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82203	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105045

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease