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: 119931	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80722	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82021	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72784
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75616	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75803	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69953	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81544
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80752	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81842	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82274	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81573
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82408	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82101	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82169	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80245
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83936	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84297	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83990	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90878
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88211	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85613	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84473	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82363
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80376	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103051

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease