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: 122469	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82736	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84034	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74523
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77607	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71738	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83523
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82764	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83933	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84184	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83678
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84303	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84071	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84048	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82211
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85806	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86278	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85937	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92999
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90263	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87698	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84415
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82358	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105243

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease