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: 122362	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82639	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83952	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74444
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77354	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77528	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71643	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83426
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82679	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83834	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84098	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83599
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84218	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83980	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83969	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82111
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85711	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86199	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85846	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92907
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90184	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87617	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86365	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84341
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82280	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105132

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease