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: 126215	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85568	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86914	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77588
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80575	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80699	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74679	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86288
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85588	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86705	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86883	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86442
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87119	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86851	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86862	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85103
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89335	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96583
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93113	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90709	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89365	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87253
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85171	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108564

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease