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: 117919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79109	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80375	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71277
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74287	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68562	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80013
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79278	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80368	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80738	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80013
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80928	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80559	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80633	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78658
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82622	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82252	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89098
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86620	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83994	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82912	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80761
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78875	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101212

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease