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: 100078	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67038	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67960	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 60584
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63542	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58634	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67922
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67350	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68427	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68743	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67947
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68728	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68608	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68444	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66826
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70340	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70024	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75876
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 73545	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 71403	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70246	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68328
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66900	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86863

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease