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: 125839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85288	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86618	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77276
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80378	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74380	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86026
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85296	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86424	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86606	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86175
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86873	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86575	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86548	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84802
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89360	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88968	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96257
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92820	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90409	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89063	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86968
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84885	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108186

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease