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: 122355	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82629	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83949	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74439
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77351	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77526	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71635	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83422
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82670	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83831	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84089	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83591
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84215	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83976	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83965	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82103
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85706	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86195	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85836	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92904
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90177	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87606	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86362	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84337
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82276	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105131

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease