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: 116220	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77884	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79093	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70224
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73150	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67576	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78808
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78039	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79170	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79495	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78851
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79741	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79272	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79437	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77430
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81016	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81413	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81046	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87812
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85354	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82789	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81633	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79562
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77679	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99825

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease