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: 130909	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89062	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90552	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83387
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86715	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80428	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90039
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89273	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90432	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90563	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90014
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90704	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90383	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90526	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88651
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96311	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96778	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96283	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104154
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96845	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94457	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93083	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90951
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88753	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112358

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease