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: 119295	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80195	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81527	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72262
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75111	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75298	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69493	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81028
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80290	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81350	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81764	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81044
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81919	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81597	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81671	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79726
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83396	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83449	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90271
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87681	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85072	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83974	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81893
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79893	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102442

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease