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: 138486	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94623	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96132	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88581
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91678	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85521	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96122
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95251	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96532	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96551	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96021
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96659	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96297	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96703	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94693
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103818	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103404	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111983
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103316	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100843	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99317	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97127
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94581	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118824

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease