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: 62709	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44808	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45164	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41273
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43094	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40212	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45656
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45249	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45440	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45743	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45278
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45644	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45717	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45409	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44964
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 47181	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 47371	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 47701	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 50695
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48471	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47303	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46500	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45899
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44747	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55133

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease