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: 114922	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77051	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78244	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69421
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66833	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77975
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77225	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78381	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78729	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78096
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78913	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78457	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78602	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76540
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80168	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80460	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80099	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86826
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84430	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81907	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80756	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78654
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76869	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98664

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease