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: 122634	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82872	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74670
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77575	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77739	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71852	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83649
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82897	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84073	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84315	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83819
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84431	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84200	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84177	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82368
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85955	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86400	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86083	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93139
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90402	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87846	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86625	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84538
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82479	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105391

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease