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: 100328	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67216	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 60720
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63231	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63683	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58782	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68106
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67516	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68619	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68920	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68128
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68931	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68756	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68614	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67018
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70111	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70496	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70192	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76091
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 73735	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 71599	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70444	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68488
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67093	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87051

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease