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: 92947	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62277	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56435
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58666	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59211	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54666	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63101
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62585	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63617	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64071	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63995	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63868	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63634	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62088
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65054	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65563	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65237	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70479
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68400	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66212	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65324	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63366
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62328	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81017

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease