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: 133101	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90907	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92454	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85316
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88619	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82237	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92004
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91239	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92448	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92498	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91984
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92621	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92243	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92472	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90504
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98767	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99118	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106677
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98820	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96390	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95052	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93063
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90700	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114258

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease