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: 125855	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85297	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77322
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80279	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80414	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74418	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86034
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85312	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86434	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86613	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86183
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86880	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86587	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86557	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84811
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89401	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89016	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96300
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92830	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90426	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89070	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86977
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84891	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108198

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease