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: 133194	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90986	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92539	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85431
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88733	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82350	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92087
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91332	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92544	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92601	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92078
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92716	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92339	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92552	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90595
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98937	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99259	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98789	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106856
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96474	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95146	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93148
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90792	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114337

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease