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: 128604	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87121	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88515	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80680
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83687	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83802	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77541	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87923
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87134	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88337	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88534	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88018
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88801	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88453	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88474	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86646
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92649	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93281	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92823	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100503
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94825	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92459	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91058	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88929
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86747	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110483

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease