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: 122516	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82777	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84078	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74576
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77481	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77640	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71775	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83563
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82795	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83975	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84217	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83731
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84343	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84101	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84090	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82261
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86317	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85984	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93034
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90295	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87742	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86500	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84458
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82393	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105281

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease