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: 120887	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81482	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82758	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73402
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76265	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76441	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70612	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82296
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81498	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82613	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82976	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82343
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83123	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82813	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82869	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81045
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84601	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85008	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84680	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91664
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89025	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86410	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85233	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83152
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81148	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103830

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease