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: 120373	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81069	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82332	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73099
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75943	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70290	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81867
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81082	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82189	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82578	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81921
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82718	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82441	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82491	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80600
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84674	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84344	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91283
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88572	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85997	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84829	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82724
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80727	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103434

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease