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: 123170	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83310	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84642	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75089
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78168	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72291	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84056
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83398	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84533	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84768	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84313
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84881	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84655	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84645	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82801
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86499	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86953	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86621	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93675
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90896	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88343	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87118	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85021
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82920	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105936

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease