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: 121592	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82016	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83302	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73897
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76763	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76960	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71101	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82850
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82043	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83234	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83500	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82921
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83655	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83362	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83385	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81546
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85110	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85211	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92227
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89578	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86984	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85785	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83736
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81690	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104449

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease