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: 120231	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80962	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72991
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75828	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76015	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70179	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81760
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80983	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82070	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82470	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81809
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82623	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82336	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82385	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80492
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84165	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84552	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84227	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91153
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88465	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85876	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84721	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82596
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80617	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103317

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease