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: 53340	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38643	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38874	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36381
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36688	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37516	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35074	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39490
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39304	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39367	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39593	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39029
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39357	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39459	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39152	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39054
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41171	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44010
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41735	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40759	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40131	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39658
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38602	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47341

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease