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: 144562	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98697	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100387	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92497
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95505	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95970	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89415	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100617
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99672	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100987	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100931	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100500
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101056	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100902	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101414	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99259
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109397	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109046	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117812
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108134	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105640	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103842	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101672
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99075	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124174

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease