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: 133580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91318	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92901	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85704
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88723	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88984	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82587	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92432
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91681	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92904	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92981	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92408
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93055	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92665	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92899	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90961
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99322	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99641	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99173	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107279
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99287	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96854	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95509	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93492
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91098	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114608

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease