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: 118069	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79229	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80489	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71364
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74188	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68650	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80128
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79398	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80484	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80830	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80117
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81042	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80675	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80733	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78774
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82363	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82759	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89236
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86736	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84101	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83016	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80877
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78994	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101309

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease