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: 116139	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79032	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70166
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72907	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73102	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67532	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78748
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77986	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79117	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79445	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78807
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79679	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79214	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79380	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77365
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80966	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80996	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87755
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85296	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82737	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81584	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79505
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77624	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99755

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease