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: 134647	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92200	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93737	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86440
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89480	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89736	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83296	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93378
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92577	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93808	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93938	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93340
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93932	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93566	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93855	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91862
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100411	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100691	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108352
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100253	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97849	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96437	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94419
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91958	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115448

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease