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: 52741	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38213	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38435	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35976
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36310	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34709	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39056
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38897	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38956	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39160	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38607
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38903	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38994	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38709	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38652
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40729	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40802	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43554
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41284	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40295	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39662	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39231
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38157	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46850

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease