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: 120357	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81056	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82317	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75925	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76119	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70280	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81851
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81063	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82175	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82563	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81908
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82708	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82426	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82485	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80586
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84662	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84332	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91270
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88554	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85981	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84819	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82700
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80711	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103421

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease