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: 117909	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79094	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80351	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71268
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74069	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74274	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68549	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80002
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79263	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80351	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80715	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79993
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80919	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80546	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80611	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78640
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82206	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82594	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82237	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89080
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86608	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83972	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82896	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80750
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78863	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101191

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease