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: 123428	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83543	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84865	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75255
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78178	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78354	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72476	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84305
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83634	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84766	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84970	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84513
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85104	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84902	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84860	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83013
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86746	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87196	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86851	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93921
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91097	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88556	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87321	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85259
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83170	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106157

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease