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: 124403	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84349	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85616	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75988
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78926	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79060	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73172	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85088
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84394	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85494	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85713	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85262
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85870	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85611	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85611	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83832
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87523	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87998	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94760
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91837	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89361	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88094	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86009
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83928	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106995

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease