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: 119530	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80393	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81707	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72437
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75278	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75470	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69655	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81222
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80447	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81532	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81947	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81229
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82088	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81769	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81846	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79926
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83601	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83940	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83630	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90484
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87875	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85268	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84150	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82055
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80063	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102676

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease