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: 120729	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81366	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82657	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73314
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76177	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76367	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70528	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82173
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81386	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82494	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82878	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82220
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83004	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82710	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82762	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80932
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84510	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91553
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88891	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86314	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85113	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83036
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81053	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103717

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease