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: 146154	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99812	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101534	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93557
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96660	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97086	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90459	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101745
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100769	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102122	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102017	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101625
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102125	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102040	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102477	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100317
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110436	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119198
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109412	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106842	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105050	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102780
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100230	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125664

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease