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: 149866	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102064	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95740
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98966	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99416	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92587	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104084
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103035	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104440	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104297	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103900
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104416	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104300	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104725	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102615
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113218	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113511	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113094	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122390
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112007	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109405	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107620	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105133
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102481	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129019

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease