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: 120139	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80897	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82163	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72931
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75754	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75945	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70123	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81698
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80913	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81993	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82412	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81733
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82556	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82269	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82320	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80414
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84095	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84472	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84135	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91074
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88385	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85792	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84636	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82533
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80549	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103236

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease