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: 125480	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85094	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86409	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76842
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79790	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73960	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85820
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85123	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86237	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86415	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85971
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86660	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86382	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86365	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84608
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88455	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88910	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88555	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95740
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92604	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90164	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88885	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86758
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84694	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107943

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease