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: 116485	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78060	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79300	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70416
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73159	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67719	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79005
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78212	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79343	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79703	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79033
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79936	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79474	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79611	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77608
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81182	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81579	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81206	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88009
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85584	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82975	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81823	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79739
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77860	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100058

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease