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: 117914	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79098	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80364	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71273
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74074	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68553	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80004
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79271	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80360	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80731	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80004
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80922	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80554	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80619	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78647
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82215	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82243	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89092
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86614	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83983	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82905	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80759
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78873	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101201

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease