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: 120875	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81473	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82752	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73396
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76440	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70608	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82291
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81488	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82607	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82971	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82337
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83115	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82807	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82864	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81037
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84600	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85003	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84676	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91659
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89019	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86405	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85227	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83148
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81141	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103825

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease