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: 117300	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78595	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79848	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70830
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73602	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73815	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68116	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79560
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78781	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79900	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80266	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79586
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80492	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80054	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80182	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78152
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81697	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82073	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81712	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88522
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86156	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83564	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82391	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80265
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78400	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100657

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease