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: 114536	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76807	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78013	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69222
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71894	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72108	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66667	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77751
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76986	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78131	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78472	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77876
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78661	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78207	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78350	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76290
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79916	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80213	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86558
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84204	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81657	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80526	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78399
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76639	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98434

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease