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: 131913	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89929	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91448	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84236
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87544	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81162	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90940
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90183	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91345	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91482	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90904
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91608	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91247	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91416	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89485
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97273	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97687	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97201	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105126
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97753	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95382	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93986	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91927
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89640	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113274

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease