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: 45405	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32939	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33109	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31480
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31720	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32443	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30319	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33709
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33667	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33768	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33813	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33367
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33633	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33636	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33436	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33233
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35472	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35679	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36035	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37905
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35663	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34761	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34255	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33865
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32878	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40904

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease