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: 123055	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83204	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84542	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75004
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77913	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72205	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83974
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83297	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84414	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84679	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84192
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84772	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84553	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84558	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82704
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86363	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86824	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86496	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93549
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90774	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87023	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84917
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82827	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105843

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease