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: 93760	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62899	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63833	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56969
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59146	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55155	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63708
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63215	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64208	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64644	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63655
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64577	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64489	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64253	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62658
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65573	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66146	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65783	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71126
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68997	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66871	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65977	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63977
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62909	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81690

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease