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: 132148	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91627	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84439
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87438	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81333	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91131
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90378	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91545	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91676	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91092
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91785	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91435	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91606	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89672
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97499	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97876	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97430	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105336
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97989	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95576	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94159	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92129
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89829	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113503

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease