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: 126318	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85623	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86969	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77612
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80591	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80727	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74700	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86359
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85647	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86763	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86946	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86504
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87192	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86915	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86920	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85165
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89248	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89701	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96614
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93174	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90766	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89431	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87316
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85231	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108659

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease