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: 130832	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88992	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90489	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83349
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86407	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86671	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80382	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89968
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89201	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90372	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90484	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89948
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90630	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90313	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90468	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88586
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96709	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104062
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96791	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94391	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93000	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90874
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88683	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112297

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease