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: 138494	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94633	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88589
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91684	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85530	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96128
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95262	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96536	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96559	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96662	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96306	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96707	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94698
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103716	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103827	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103421	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111994
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103322	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100851	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99323	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97137
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94593	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118838

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease