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: 175561	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120269	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122442	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111524
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115100	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106888	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121873
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120843	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121732	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121442	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121020
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121591	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121592	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122546	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120188
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133301	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132905	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144485
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131909	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128605	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126574	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123726
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120670	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151455

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease