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: 123382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83496	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75223
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78132	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78309	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72425	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84267
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83589	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84724	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84930	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84474
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85057	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84849	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84809	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82969
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86702	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87160	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86799	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93859
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91059	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88511	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87281	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85218
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83123	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106117

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease