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: 118232	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79363	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80635	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71484
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74458	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68771	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80259
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79519	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80603	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80952	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80246
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81169	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80805	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80882	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78913
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82494	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89385
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86855	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84246	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83150	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81013
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79115	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101464

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease