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: 122120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82454	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74266
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77190	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77337	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71475	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83246
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82453	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83652	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83913	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83399
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84045	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83792	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83786	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81933
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85532	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85996	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: 92688
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90012	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87396	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86184	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84148
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82096	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104924

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease