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: 121235	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81759	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83021	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73634
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76480	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76678	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70860	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82569
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81762	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82914	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83230	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82608
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83377	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83087	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83126	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81300
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84837	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84931	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91921
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89320	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86684	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85503	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83437
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81396	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104122

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease