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: 114580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76830	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78034	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69227
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71912	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72122	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66676	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77767
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77006	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78150	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78495	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77893
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78685	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78224	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78372	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76311
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79935	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80234	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86575
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84227	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81680	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80548	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78418
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76659	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98452

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease