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: 120391	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81096	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82358	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73119
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75955	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76155	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70313	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81894
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81109	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82214	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82595	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81943
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82736	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82457	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82514	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80629
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84695	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91307
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88592	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86021	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84844	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82744
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80748	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103455

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease