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: 128364	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86898	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88310	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80099
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83204	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76994	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87720
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86921	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88090	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88318	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87786
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88598	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88223	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88254	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86443
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91971	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92580	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92111	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99795
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94611	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92235	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90843	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88687
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86516	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110304

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease