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: 157356	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106526	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108595	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99808
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103077	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103593	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96245	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108757
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107742	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109040	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108785	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108537
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109058	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108939	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109531	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107311
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118639	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118246	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128323
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117501	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114493	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112605	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109923
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107176	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136121

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease