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: 119408	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80295	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72331
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75185	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75377	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69554	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81108
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80350	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81431	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81840	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81129
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81999	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81668	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81741	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79819
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83493	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83519	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90369
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87774	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85150	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84054	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81970
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79966	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102548

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease