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: 124438	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84375	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85658	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76019
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78954	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79087	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73205	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85129
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84417	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85527	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85755	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85294
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85910	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85641	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85642	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83860
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87566	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88036	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94808
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91868	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89393	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88131	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86036
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83964	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107026

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease