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: 123401	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83515	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84845	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75236
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78157	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78328	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72447	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84281
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83611	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84743	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84941	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84490
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85079	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84875	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84827	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82988
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86823	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93884
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91077	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88533	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87298	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85236
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83147	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106136

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease