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: 119859	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80659	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81964	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72720
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75544	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75734	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69896	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81492
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80704	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81782	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82209	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81509
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82357	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82043	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82105	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80189
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84233	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83923	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90810
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88159	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85556	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84414	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82303
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80334	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102980

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease