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: 36162	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27269	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27328	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26239
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26466	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26993	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25380	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27858
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27801	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28025	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28021	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27555
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27715	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27834	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27593	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27558
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30168	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31491
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29146	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28583	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28190	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27947
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27225	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33072

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease