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: 80498	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55010	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55756	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49878
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 52133	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 52564	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48833	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55789
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55082	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56002	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56500	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55582
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56281	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56398	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56107	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54642
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57748	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58006	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62221
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60251	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 58278	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57566	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56013
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55119	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70536

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease