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: 118304	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79408	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80675	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71520
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74500	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68820	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80304
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79564	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80633	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80999	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80298
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81216	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80852	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80916	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78978
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82532	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89428
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86906	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84291	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83188	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81062
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79159	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101504

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease