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: 119513	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80378	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81698	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72428
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75271	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75455	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69641	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81211
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80437	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81516	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81927	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81214
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82076	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81752	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81827	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79915
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83587	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83924	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83616	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90472
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87855	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85247	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84144	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82048
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80053	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102660

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease