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: 79218	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54340	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55104	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49277
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51460	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51935	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48235	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55141
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54418	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55272	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55817	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54912
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55547	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55655	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55380	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53938
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57035	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57351	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 61470
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59423	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57554	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56800	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55340
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54405	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69441

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease