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: 134283	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91902	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93453	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86204
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89503	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83075	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93066
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92282	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93514	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93593	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93027
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93646	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93258	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93543	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91568
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100043	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100344	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108000
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99928	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97523	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96138	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94135
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91684	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115193

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease