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: 120766	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81396	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82682	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73342
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76200	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76384	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70555	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82209
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81409	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82528	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82905	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82257
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83035	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82738	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82791	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80964
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84537	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84951	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84624	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91590
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88928	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86337	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85148	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83068
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81077	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103761

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease