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: 116088	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77806	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78989	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70129
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72872	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73062	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67492	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78710
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77955	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79067	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79411	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78758
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79634	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79167	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79339	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77325
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81320	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80954	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87712
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85259	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82696	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81544	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79471
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77586	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99713

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease