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: 135301	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92667	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94191	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86836
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83695	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93871
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93083	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94292	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94417	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93768
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94385	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94069	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92355
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100929	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101216	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100695	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108929
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100790	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98337	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96953	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94927
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92452	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115988

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease