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: 134205	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91840	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93398	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86166
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89212	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83040	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93005
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92232	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93458	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93538	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92972
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93588	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93211	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93492	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91519
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99975	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100290	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99839	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107942
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99857	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97467	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96079	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94080
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91617	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115143

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease