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: 120842	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81457	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82739	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73383
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76427	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70599	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82273
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81470	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82593	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82952	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82325
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83098	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82795	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82850	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81024
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84587	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84997	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84666	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91649
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89006	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86390	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85202	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83130
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81122	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103816

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease