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: 120162	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80906	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82174	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72948
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75767	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75957	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70130	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81718
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80926	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82008	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82424	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81751
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82566	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82284	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82334	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80433
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84491	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84154	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91089
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88401	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85815	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84655	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82545
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80559	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103247

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease