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: 124319	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84274	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75924
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78866	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78998	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73116	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85023
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84313	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85428	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85648	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85202
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85800	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85533	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83763
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87438	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87930	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87600	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94689
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91777	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89288	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88005	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85937
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83858	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106921

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease