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: 123181	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83323	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84652	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75096
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78007	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78179	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72300	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84069
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83411	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84546	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84779	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84322
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84892	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84665	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84652	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82808
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86969	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86630	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93689
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90903	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88355	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87125	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85036
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82934	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105947

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease