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: 114723	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76920	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78115	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69313
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72190	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66743	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77848
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77088	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78262	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78592	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77972
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78783	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78321	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78463	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76387
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80038	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79961	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86678
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84295	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81775	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80631	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78513
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76749	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98541

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease