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: 117860	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79055	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80301	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71231
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74034	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74240	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68512	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79960
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79228	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80318	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80686	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79962
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80888	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80579	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78602
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82159	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82548	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82189	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89031
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86565	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83943	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82856	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80707
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78829	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101150

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease