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: 119252	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80157	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81480	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72232
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75077	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69462	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80990
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80250	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81313	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81721	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81011
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81886	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81565	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81638	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79693
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83354	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83404	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90235
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87650	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85024	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83924	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81858
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79859	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102395

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease