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: 120330	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81035	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82299	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73067
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75910	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76103	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70259	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81832
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81043	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82155	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82552	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81889
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82693	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82408	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82464	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80565
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84253	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84319	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91249
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88541	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85953	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84802	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82682
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80695	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103402

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease