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: 95316	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63805	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64723	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57786
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 60048	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 60613	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55900	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64585
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64097	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65082	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65551	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64570
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65520	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65397	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65192	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63558
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66528	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67052	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66661	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72168
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70041	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67855	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66924	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64864
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63772	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82953

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease