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: 118292	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79395	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80668	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71509
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74340	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74487	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68810	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80297
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79558	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80630	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80987	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80288
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81211	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80844	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80911	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78964
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82525	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82921	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82557	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89423
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86900	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84281	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83182	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81050
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79150	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101493

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease