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: 150107	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102191	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103993	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95885
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99115	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99540	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92710	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104230
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103161	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104571	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104415	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104030
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104566	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104437	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104879	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102738
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113399	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113699	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113278	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122590
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112183	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109541	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107751	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105283
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102619	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129258

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease