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: 124449	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84390	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85665	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76028
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78959	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73215	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85143
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84429	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85530	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85762	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85301
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85917	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85653	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85656	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83865
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87580	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88046	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87699	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94820
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91875	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89406	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88141	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86046
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83973	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107036

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease