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: 133406	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91165	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92733	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85568
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88583	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88851	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82467	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92259
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91518	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92734	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92784	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92263
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92890	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92501	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92727	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90791
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99135	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99444	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98969	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107067
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99093	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96667	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95352	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93347
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90954	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114502

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease