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: 118690	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79708	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81006	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71803
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74654	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74807	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69063	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80609
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79850	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80934	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81277	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80589
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81512	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81148	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81209	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79260
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82885	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83251	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89758
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87204	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84604	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83488	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81396
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79440	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101841

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease