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: 120936	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81512	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82798	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73435
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76294	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76468	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70643	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82342
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81532	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82659	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83015	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82381
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82849	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82907	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81083
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84626	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85043	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91693
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89063	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86459	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85275	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83195
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81179	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103859

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease