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: 121105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81646	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82924	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73530
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76383	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76577	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70740	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82460
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81668	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82809	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83144	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82515
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83278	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82971	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83030	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81196
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84724	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85161	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84813	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91802
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86589	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85395	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83319
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81295	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103993

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease