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: 53593	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38850	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39069	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36568
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37691	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35240	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39682
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39506	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39562	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39800	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39207
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39553	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39652	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39353	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39250
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41401	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41844	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44204
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41951	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40962	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40338	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39855
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38785	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47557

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease