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: 121429	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81923	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83187	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73770
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76638	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76839	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70999	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82712
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81911	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83087	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83379	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82780
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83522	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83232	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83251	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81443
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84986	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85434	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85086	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92087
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89465	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86855	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85648	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83606
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81561	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104280

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease