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: 125873	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85308	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86643	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77382
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80346	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80484	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74478	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86046
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85322	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86451	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86625	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86195
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86895	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86601	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86580	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84830
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89013	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89100	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96371
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92841	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90437	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89092	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86994
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84905	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108217

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease