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: 120145	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80901	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82169	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72938
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75759	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75946	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70126	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81704
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80917	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81998	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82420	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81737
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82558	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82274	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82326	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80419
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84096	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84477	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84141	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91078
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88391	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85801	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84643	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82535
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80549	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103239

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease