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: 120240	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80971	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82223	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72997
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75834	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76020	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70187	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81772
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80987	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82081	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82486	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81818
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82633	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82347	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82396	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80500
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84562	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84241	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91168
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88474	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85886	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84729	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82603
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80630	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103332

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease