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: 119844	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80642	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81948	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72703
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75533	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69884	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81474
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80685	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81764	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82192	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81488
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82346	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82025	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82091	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80170
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83847	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84221	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83904	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90792
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88143	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85542	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84404	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82287
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80316	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102958

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease