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: 124874	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84730	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76484
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79427	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73647	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85468
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84743	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85875	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86073	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85637
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86289	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86005	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85975	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84234
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88073	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88157	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95296
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92199	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89773	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88491	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86412
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84322	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107422

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease