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: 122592	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84129	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74641
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77536	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77707	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71831	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83626
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82864	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84034	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84279	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83798
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84404	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84166	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84137	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82335
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85913	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86371	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86044	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93103
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90364	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87820	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86574	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84508
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82447	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105352

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease