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: 98809	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66980	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59809
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62289	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62704	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57871	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66972
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66410	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67416	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67830	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67001
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67802	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67671	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65891
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68964	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69110	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74772
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72554	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70434	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69291	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67357
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66014	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85817

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease