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: 119460	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80332	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81642	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72373
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75230	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75427	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69599	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81155
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80384	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81464	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81877	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81166
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82034	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81710	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81784	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79860
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83535	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83871	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83565	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90417
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87806	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85198	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84085	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82006
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80004	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102592

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease