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: 119444	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80319	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81634	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72356
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75211	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75415	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69587	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81143
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80370	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81450	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81860	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81150
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82025	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81699	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81767	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79847
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83526	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83552	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90394
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87793	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85193	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84078	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81996
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79992	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102584

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease