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: 121165	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81686	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82964	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73577
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76433	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76617	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70789	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82500
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81700	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82852	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83178	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82546
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83312	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83017	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83068	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81233
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84780	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84861	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91853
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89243	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86622	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85431	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83367
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81333	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104045

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease