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: 124418	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84359	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85634	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75995
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78940	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79071	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73182	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85102
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84406	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85510	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85731	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85275
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85891	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85622	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85626	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83842
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87539	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88012	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87673	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94782
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91847	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89375	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88109	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86021
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83942	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107016

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease