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: 117911	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79095	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80354	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71269
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74070	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74277	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68549	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80003
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79265	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80352	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80717	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79995
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80919	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80551	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80613	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78642
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82600	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82237	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89085
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86610	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83975	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82899	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80751
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78866	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101196

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease