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: 115061	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77140	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69500
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72193	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72382	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66916	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78073
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77339	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78481	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78836	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78185
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79007	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78554	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78707	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76637
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80264	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80573	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86925
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84539	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82009	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80874	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78762
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76964	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98784

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease