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: 120051	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80819	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82096	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72858
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75699	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70037	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81625
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80841	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81925	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82343	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81662
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82482	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82197	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82259	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80336
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84025	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84398	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90978
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88312	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85703	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84567	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82456
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80473	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103156

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease