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: 114838	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76984	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78169	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69356
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72029	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66788	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77902
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77154	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78319	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78652	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78033
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78844	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78381	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78531	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76457
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80100	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80375	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80017	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86736
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84366	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81829	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80697	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78588
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76798	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98586

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease