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: 120298	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81009	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73038
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75871	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70224	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81802
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81012	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82125	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82529	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81857
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82665	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82376	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82426	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80540
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84226	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84605	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84284	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91225
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88508	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85923	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84771	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82643
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80674	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103371

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease