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: 123131	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84590	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75059
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77969	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78130	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72257	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84016
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83350	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84478	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84727	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84273
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84832	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84617	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84610	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82754
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86433	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86897	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86569	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93620
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90842	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88307	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87075	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84982
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82885	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105909

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease