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: 142085	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97295	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98907	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91317
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94243	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94706	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88284	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99166
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98242	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99537	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99493	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99091
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99607	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99432	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99932	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97845
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107834	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108027	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107575	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116294
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106470	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103970	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102245	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100137
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97633	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122244

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease