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: 46136	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33414	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33569	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31903
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32177	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32915	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30733	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34190
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34170	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34235	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34312	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33890
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34140	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34140	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33890	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33754
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35952	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36209	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36498	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38473
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36241	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35268	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34769	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34404
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33392	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41478

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease