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: 120691	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81335	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73293
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76143	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76350	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70502	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82137
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81356	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82464	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82855	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82192
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82975	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82681	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82729	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80901
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84478	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91531
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88861	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86274	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85085	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83005
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81014	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103687

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease