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: 129148	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87578	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88972	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81829
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84841	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85070	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78750	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88442
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87635	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88849	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88970	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88480
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89271	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88900	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88951	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87121
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94657	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94215	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101876
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95310	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92913	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91515	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89377
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87222	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110919

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease