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: 125455	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85076	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76830
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79783	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79921	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73953	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85805
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85106	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86219	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86396	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85958
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86644	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86366	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86344	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84589
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88439	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88892	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88544	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95729
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92589	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90151	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88873	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86743
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107919

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease