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: 129148	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87580	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88975	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81836
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84849	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78755	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88442
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87638	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88851	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88973	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88482
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89272	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88900	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88953	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87125
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94067	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94664	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101884
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95313	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92915	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91519	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89381
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87225	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110919

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease