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: 120279	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80993	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82252	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73027
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76056	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70215	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81793
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81003	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82112	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82508	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81843
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82657	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82364	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80528
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84209	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84596	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84265	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91209
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88498	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85906	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84754	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82630
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80656	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103358

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease