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: 124719	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84619	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76404
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79327	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79456	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73560	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85377
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84652	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85786	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85986	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85529
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86175	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85887	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85882	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84125
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87973	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88434	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88060	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95211
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92103	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89648	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88391	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86306
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84211	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107306

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease