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: 124069	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84050	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75726
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78646	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72918	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84795
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84118	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85234	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85416	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84992
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85585	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85353	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85295	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83532
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87242	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87374	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94459
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91555	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89032	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87780	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85696
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83629	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106702

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease