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: 61040	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43615	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43903	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40601
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42096	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39230	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44459
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44294	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44286	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44532	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44077
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44417	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44494	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44152	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43985
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46009	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46193	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46592	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49453
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47180	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46024	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45266	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44659
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43596	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53837

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease