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: 124144	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84107	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85366	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75777
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78700	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78837	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72969	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84852
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84164	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85283	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85476	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85641	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85412	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85342	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83581
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87294	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87772	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87417	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94508
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91623	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89097	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87843	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85770
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83689	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106755

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease