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: 122071	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82406	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83692	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74215
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77140	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77297	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71432	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83213
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82411	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83606	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83863	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83341
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83998	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83745	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83740	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81890
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85492	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85938	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85592	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92641
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89971	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87353	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86133	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84108
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82055	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104871

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease