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: 120700	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81343	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82632	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73297
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76352	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70509	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82143
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81366	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82471	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82858	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82202
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82988	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82686	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82739	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80911
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84902	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84574	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91535
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88868	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86279	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85093	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83012
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81030	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103698

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease