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: 140409	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96005	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97514	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90021
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93035	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93443	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87041	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97724
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96800	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98145	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98095	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97661
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98240	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98406	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96355
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106030	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106107	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114356
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104976	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102531	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100871	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98741
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96159	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120705

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease