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: 120725	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81363	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82655	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73313
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76174	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76365	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70524	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82168
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81384	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82493	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82878	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82219
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83003	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82707	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82760	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80931
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84505	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84932	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91552
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88886	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86310	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85110	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83035
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81050	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103714

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease