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: 128435	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86962	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88371	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80315
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83449	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77184	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87791
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86983	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88162	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88388	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87864
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88663	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88295	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88322	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86499
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92213	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92840	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92390	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100047
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94673	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92310	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90904	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88765
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86582	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110372

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease