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: 121678	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82089	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83371	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73948
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71161	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82914
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82123	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83305	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83574	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82984
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83709	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83430	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83449	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81609
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85181	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85624	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92294
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89642	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87059	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85855	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83803
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81755	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104529

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease