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: 98737	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66032	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66923	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59764
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62237	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57827	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66914
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66355	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67357	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67770	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66934
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67743	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67617	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67446	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65833
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68890	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69320	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69050	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74699
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72486	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70372	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69229	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67278
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65957	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85745

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease