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: 120545	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81218	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82485	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73208
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76042	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70410	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82029
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81216	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82338	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82716	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82059
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82859	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82566	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82622	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80759
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84373	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84793	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84466	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91427
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88737	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86134	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84962	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82867
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80881	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103569

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease