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: 128496	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87014	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88423	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80429
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83456	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77328	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87840
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87030	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88221	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88437	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87919
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88702	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88344	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88370	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86555
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92377	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92987	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100197
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94713	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92368	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90951	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88824
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86640	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110409

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease