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: 142953	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97836	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91690
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94615	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95111	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88659	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99779
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98800	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100082	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100046	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99639
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100506	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98381
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108330	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108468	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108056	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116830
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107122	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104606	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102864	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100703
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98199	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122796

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease