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: 122444	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82721	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84019	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74512
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77432	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77593	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71722	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83513
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82749	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83912	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84159	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83661
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84289	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84053	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84031	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82198
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85788	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85920	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92983
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90242	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87682	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86445	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84404
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82341	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105223

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease