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: 128277	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86821	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79838
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82824	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82975	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76763	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87658
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86870	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88015	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88243	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87704
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88522	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88148	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88180	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86372
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91699	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91838	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99485
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94546	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92158	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90770	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88628
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86458	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110227

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease