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: 133086	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90896	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92438	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85286
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88591	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82214	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91993
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91224	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92438	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92478	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91969
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92603	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92230	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92457	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90487
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98733	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99088	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98602	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106653
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98803	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96374	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95036	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93048
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90688	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114245

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease