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: 133452	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91209	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85601
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88633	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88880	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82500	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92317
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91562	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92778	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92845	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92299
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92942	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92555	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92778	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90846
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99185	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99494	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99020	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107123
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99152	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96725	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95395	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93387
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90997	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114534

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease