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: 115063	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77142	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78331	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: 72195	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72383	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66918	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78075
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77340	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78482	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78838	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78186
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79010	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78557	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78708	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76639
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80266	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80574	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80221	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: 84540	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82011	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80877	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78764
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76966	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98786

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease