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: 118008	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79182	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80434	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71319
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74140	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68611	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80069
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79342	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80429	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80786	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80072
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80984	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80617	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80684	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78719
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82296	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82697	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82319	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89179
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86688	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84048	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82962	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80832
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78944	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101265

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease