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: 124511	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84450	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85717	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76088
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79023	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73283	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85203
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84480	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85605	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85825	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85359
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85977	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85720	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85728	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83939
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87653	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87762	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94902
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91930	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89478	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88209	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86119
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84049	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107106

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease