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: 61222	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43739	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44020	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40681
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41249	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42192	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39334	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44589
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44412	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44402	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44650	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44182
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44549	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44270	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44097
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46118	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46311	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46690	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49582
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47299	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46153	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45389	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44771
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43701	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53977

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease