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: 119523	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80389	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81703	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72433
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75274	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75461	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69649	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81213
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80444	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81524	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81939	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81216
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82081	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81764	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81838	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79920
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83592	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83933	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83626	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90478
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87863	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85256	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84148	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82053
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80058	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102669

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease