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: 124323	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84278	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85530	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75927
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78867	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73120	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85024
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84318	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85429	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85649	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85205
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85802	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85540	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85536	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83765
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87444	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87933	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87606	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94692
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91777	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89292	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88009	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85943
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83861	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106924

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease