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: 137328	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93809	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95323	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87811
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90904	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91189	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84719	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95251
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94410	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95612	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95688	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95116
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95749	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95433	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95812	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93795
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102420	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102629	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102142	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110560
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102321	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99875	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98407	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96234
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93730	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117771

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease